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Science: People in San Francisco are easy
By Peter SmithJuly 5th, 2011, 6:30 pmComments (25)
A new study from Trojan reveals that the average San Franciscan has had sex with thirty partners, the highest rate in the U.S. The condom manufacturer surveyed 200 people in each of ten cities; on the other end of the partner-count spectrum was Chicago, where the average adult has slept with eleven people. Weather? Midwestern mores? Continual radio dominance by the Smashing Pumpkins? Who knows.
San Franciscans are also the least likely to believe in abstinence before marriage, which I suppose would naturally correlate, and the most likely to admit to masturbating. (I'm going to assume the number of people who are actually masturbating is pretty constant, wherever you are.)
While San Franciscans are having sex with more people than the rest of us, they're not the most satisfied with their sex lives. (Actually, maybe that's why they're looking around.) That honor goes to Philadelphia residents, 82% of whom report satisfaction. Least satisfied were the good people of Boston. I grew up in Boston, and with apologies to my friends who still live there... I'm not surprised.
Commentarium (25 Comments)
Gay men skewing the numbers in S.F. perhaps? I certainly know guys that have had rather a lot of partners.
The study didn't mention if gay people were polled. (no pun intended) I have heard the theory that straight men in SF have decreased competition because of the higher number of gay males.
Just as many gay women in SF as there are gay men.
Right, but the point is that gay men are more likely to have more sex partners more often. Men love sex without strings attached, women pretend not to.
As a straight guy living in SF for the past year, I can concur with jr that it's much easier here than anywhere I've ever lived.
I wouldn't be surprised at all. I've found it a million times easier to hook up with women in SF than NYC.
Speaking as a Philadelphian, this study is clearly flawed.
Can you elaborate or being a"Philadelphian" enough of an elaboration?
SF makes perfect sense, and as a Boston-bred male who has been living in NYC for the past five years, I can vouch for the lack of good sex in Boston. Guess that's what happens when the state is essentially one huge suburb
Having lived in Boston, it doesn't seem like a city where it's hard to get laid. However, the fact that it seems like a huge college town lends itself to bad sex in general. Regardless, I'll say you are lucky you didn't grow up in Maine. That state is easily the worst when it comes to sex. Any man or woman that is a 4 or 5 thinks they are a 9 or 10.
Well, fuck me.
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No, don't.
Every time I've visited, maybe 4 or 5 times, I've gotten laid. It really is pretty simple.
how old is an adult? most people have probably had sex with more people at 40 than at 20
Don't worry, that isn't really true. It's ok if you wait until you're older to have sex.
WOOT! SAN FRANCISCO REPRESENT!!!!
As a Philadelphian I can attest to the 82% satisfaction level. If we're having sex, we're not getting shot on the sidewalk, biting our nails over the Phillies or trying to download from Comcast, all activities with a 0% satisfaction level.
As a resident of SF I'll say this: hooking up here is waaay easier than other cities I've lived and I think it's because of the "no one cares what you do in your private life" attitude. Also San Franciscans are more opern to being honest in sexual surveys so that may skew the %s a bit.
"no one cares what you do in your private life" in SF is a myth, SF is hell if you're a libertarian.
Reality is hell if you're a libertarian.
So basically, I'm moving to San Francisco.
"People in San Francisco are easy" there was no point in conducting a study for that, it's a well known fact. "They're not the most satisfied with their sex lives" too many partners equals lack of intimacy, lack of intimacy contributes to mediocre sex (of course there are exceptions, as with anything else). Married couples tend to have some of the kinkiest sex I've ever heard off, your ears will fall off just hearing about this, when you're in an intimate and trusting relationship you feel free to experiment to your hearts desire. Can't wait to get married and try some crazy stuff myself.
Love this response - deserves an article in itself.
Or get married and discover that your spouse wants less sex.
This is way more hpelful than anything else I've looked at.
You couldn't pay me to ignroe these posts!
Now you say something