|
medpundit |
||
 |
 |
|
Saturday, August 02, 2003Schmitt's study, which was published in the July issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, involved 16,288 volunteers from 50 countries in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia, as well as Australia. Asked how many partners they desired over the next month, men on average said 1.87, while women said 0.78. Men said that over the next 10 years they wanted 5.95 partners, while women said they wanted 2.17. More than a quarter of heterosexual men wanted more than one partner in the next month, as did 29.1 percent of gay men and 30.1 percent of bisexual men, the study said. Just 4.4 percent of heterosexual women, 5.5 percent of lesbians and 15.6 percent of bisexual women sought more than one partner. Or maybe it just shows that there are a lot of men out there across all races and nationalities who are in unhappy relationships. (Looked at that way, it doesn't speak so well for the world's women, does it?) But, even if you buy the claim that the study proves a genetic basis for male infidelity, the fact remains that men of all nations have the capacity to choose to do the right thing: "'I have heard people say, 'I can't help it, I am a man -- I have to spill my seed,' ' said Regan. 'That's using science to justify your bad behavior." posted by Sydney on 8/02/2003 07:41:00 PM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
|
