A Deakin University researcher has said that women are as likely as men to enjoy casual sexual arrangements, but for different reasons
A Deakin University researcher has said that women are as likely as men to enjoy casual sexual arrangements, but for different reasons.
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''''The men were more likely to say they enjoyed the intimacy of the friendship,'''' the Age quoted McCardle as saying.
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The initial study was based on in-depth interviews with 15 couples, or 30 ''''friends with benefits''''.
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''''A lot of study of casual sex has focused on the negative impact, especially for women. While ''friends with benefits'' have been part of popular culture for a while now, it''s only just started to be researched,'''' she said.
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The study identified two kinds of relationships - ''''sex buddies'''' who had little contact outside the bedroom, and those who were friends before and after the sexual relationship.
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While many of the respondents were in their 20s, McCardle also interviewed several Generation X divorcees who preferred sex with a friend to emotional involvement.
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A 2010 survey of customers on the RSVP website found that 36 per cent of women and 30 per cent of men had had friends with benefits
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