Don't hate me, still in shock myself:
Scientists at the University of Leeds have reported that a woman's
figure could play a crucial role in her decision to have sex.
Specifically, women with wider hips are more likely to hit it and quit
it, and to have more sexual partners in general. Less-hippy women, on
the other hand, tend to take a more prudent approach to sex.
Colin Hendrie, an associate professor of human and animal ethology at
the University of Leeds who led the study, published in the Archives
of Sexual Behavior said
"Women's sexual activity is therefore at least in part influenced by
hip width."
It's a controversial conclusion.
Women with hips wider than 14.2 inches had more sexual partners and
one-night stands than those with hips narrower than 12.2 inches.
Hendrie and his colleagues recruited 148 women between 18 and 26 years
old from around the University of Leeds who'd had sex at least once in
their lives. They measured their hip width — the distance between the
upper edges of the iliac crest bones of the pelvis — as well as their
hip circumference at the widest point, plus their waist circumference
at its narrowest point.
The women also filled out questionnaires about their sexual histories,
including how old they were when they lost their virginity and how
many sexual partners they'd had in their lifetimes. Some questions
asked about emotionally significant sexual relationships, like "Were
you in love with this partner?"
Women with hips wider than 14.2 inches (36 centimeters) had more
sexual partners and one-night stands than those with hips narrower
than 12.2 inches (31 centimeters). And women who tooted and booted it
in 75 percent of their sexual relationships had hips nearly an inch (2
centimeters) wider than those who had fewer one-and-done encounters.
Their less-curvy counterparts "really only had sex with people in the
context of relationships, demonstrating a more cautious sexual
strategy," Hendrie said.
Still, the study has weaknesses. The researchers studied women only
from Leeds and its environs; findings may not apply to other
populations and cultures.
Yet the study is suggestive. Earlier research has shown that a woman's
waist-to-hip ratio correlates with her attractiveness — playing a
major role in influencing the number and quality of men available to
her for sex. But hip width may factor more into her decision to
actually sleep with them. "This study is not reflecting what men find
attractive," Hendrie said. "It's about women being in charge of their
own destinies, where they can control their own sexual behavior."
Hmm..
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