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34 Bonkers Statistics About Sex and Love

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Movies make public proposals seem romantic and foolproof. However, in reality, they’re much more likely to end in failure. More on that and 33 other bonkers stats about sex and relationships below…

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On-and-off-again relationships might be toxic for your mental health 2018 CRACKED.COM These relationships have higher rates of abuse, poorer communication, and lower levels of commitment. — EurekAlert

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CRACKED GOM Ah, la belle France! A nation of lovers, speakers of the language of love, and home of gay Par-ee, the most romantic city on Earth! Except the actual sexiest nation on Earth is Greece with a reported 164 sexual encounters per person per year. That's 19 more than second-placed Brazil, and 61 more than the global average. France isn't even in the top 10. — 24 Shocking Statistics That Change How You View Sex

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Only 14% of people say it's acceptable to break up over text About half say it's acceptable to end a committed relationship via phone call, but almost everyone says it's preferable to end in person. CRACKED.COM — PEW

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Only 1 in 6 people aged 80 and over felt they had ENOUGH SEX in their lifetime. For those who are over 65, the only reason they would stop having sex is lack of opportunity. CRACKED.COM — 25 Bizarre Statistics About Relationships And Sex

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On average, people don't gain weight after a breakup. 2019 GRACKED COM Emotionally eating doesn't appear to be as big of an issue as media makes it out to be. — ScienceDaily

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Condoms

CRACKED.COM A LATEX CONDOM LOSES 90% OF ITS STRENGTH AFTER JUST 60 SECONDS OF EXPOSURE TO MINERAL OIL-BASED LUBRICANTS. (VASELINE, HAND LOTION, WHATEVER ELSE YOU'RE GRABBING OFF THE COUNTER IN A HURRY) — 24 Shocking Statistics That Change How You View Sex

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Half of adults say dating has gotten harder Over the past 10 years, nearly half of U.S. adults say dating is harder. Women are more likely to say they have had negative experiences, with 65% having been harrassed on dates. CRACKED.COM — PEW

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Only 32% CRACKED.COM of American adults planned to have SEX a on Valentine's Day, according to a 2017 survey. — 25 Bizarre Statistics About Relationships And Sex

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Reflecting on a breakup speeds up the recovery process. 2015 CRACKED.COM Repeatedly talking about a breakup is actually good for you, even if it's annoying for your friends. — ScienceDaily

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A STUDY ON FEMALE ORGASMS HAD WOMEN CLIMAX, THEN GUESS HOW LONG IT HAD LASTED. THEIR GUESSES WERE LOW BY A STAGGERING 53%. ON PAR WITH THINKING A 26- SECOND ORGASM LASTED ONLY 12 SECONDS. CRACKED.COM — 24 Shocking Statistics That Change How You View Sex

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Go on that honeymoon, if you can Honeymoons decrease the chances of divorce by 41%. CRACKED.COM — The Atlantic

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People who are financially dependent on their spouses are more likely to cheat. Both men and women are more likely to cheat the more they depend on their partner financially. However, they don't cheat equally. In a year, there is a 5% chance that completely dependent women will cheat on their partner, and a 15% chance that dependent men will. CRACKED.COM — 25 Bizarre Statistics About Relationships And Sex

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Changing your partners probably won't change your relationship issues. 2019 CRACKED.COM In one long-term study, researchers found people repeated the same dynamics of ended relationships in new relationships. — EurekAlert

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Studies Show Men Complain More

Despite 90s sitcom tropes, studies show men like romance. Worldwide, more men than women complained their significant other wasn't romantic enough. CRACKED COM — 24 Shocking Statistics That Change How You View Sex

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Proposals

Public proposals are more likely to get rejected 85% of people say they would prefer a private proposal. CRACKED.COM — The Cut

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As relationships mature, sexual activity increases over time. Sexual activity is seen more often in couples who have been married longer, after the initial downfall following the honeymoon phase. CRACKED.COM — 25 Bizarre Statistics About Relationships And Sex

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Breakups hurt women more, but they recover more fully. 2015 CRACKED.COM Women report more physical and emotional pain, but men never fully recover, they just move on. — ScienceDaily

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Yes, it's very uncomfortable to have the talk with kids. Suck it up and do it anyway. Nearly half of the 19 million new STD cases, reported each year, are among young people between 15 and 24 years old. GRACKED.COM — 24 Shocking Statistics That Change How You View Sex

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Cheating

If it takes you a fraction of a second less than average to look away from an attractive person, you're half as likely to cheat. A 3.5-year study of 233 participants examined the relationship between their likelihood of cheating and ability to shift their attention away from attractive potential partners. And participants who looked away from a photo of somebody attractive a few hundred milliseconds sooner than average were almost 50% less likely to cheat. CRACKED.COM — 25 Bizarre Statistics About Relationships And Sex

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Current studies show that men who watch a lot of porn are statistically more likely to be accepting of gay marriage. The scientists suggest this is because of the non-judgemental nature of internet porn, where you can watch literally anything you choose. CRACKED.COM — 24 Shocking Statistics That Change How You View Sex

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Donald Trump is a major deal breaker. OkCupid asked people what their deal breakers were. It turns out that 74% of those questioned would never date someone who supports Trump, while 11% would. CRACKED.COM — 25 Bizarre Statistics About Relationships And Sex

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CRACKED.COM Men's preference of breast sizes varies according to how hungry they are. A theory suggests that adult males are still bound to their evolutionary instinct that larger breasts bear more milk. — 24 Shocking Statistics That Change How You View Sex

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Think Size Matters? A study at UCLA found that 84% of women are pleased with their partner's parcel size. While only of penises are bigger 13% than 6.1 7 out of 8 women think that's just fine. 3 GRACKED.COM 1/2 2 — 25 Bizarre Statistics About Relationships And Sex

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The average male will have 3 to 5 erections nightly while sleeping, lasting up to 35 minutes each. That's a potential 1065 hours a year of WASTED WOOD GRAGKED.COM — 24 Shocking Statistics That Change How You View Sex

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Scent

Women are calmed by their boyfriend's or husband's scent. Researchers gave 96 women either a shirt with their partner's scent, a shirt with a stranger's scent, or an unworn shirt, without telling them which they got. Smelling the shirt with a stranger's scent elevated women's levels of cortisol (the stress hormone) during a stress test. Smelling the shirt with their partner's scent, and recognizing the scent, lowered their cortisol levels. CRACKED.COM — 25 Bizarre Statistics About Relationships And Sex

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SPEED The initial LIMIT release of ejaculate has an 25 average speed of 28 miles per hour. YOUR SPEED 28 CRACKED.COM — 24 Shocking Statistics That Change How You View Sex

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CRACKED.COM A 2014 survey found that 17% of people in Britain (over 10 million people) would be prepared to have sex with an android! — 25 Bizarre Statistics About Relationships And Sex

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56%OF MEN AND 54%OF WOMEN REPORTED FEELING EMOTIONALLY SATISFIED AFTER LOSING THEIR VIRGINITY. 72%OF MEN AND 61%OFWOMEN RATED THE EXPERIENCE AS PERFECT, VERY GOOD, OR GOOD. 76%OF MEN AND 72%OF WOMEN REPORTED DON'T PANIC HAVING NO REGRETS ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE. GRACKED.COM — 24 Shocking Statistics That Change How You View Sex

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Divorce Rates

GRACKED.COM SECOND AND THIRD MARRIAGES ARE MORE LIKELY TO END IN DIVORCE. The divorce rate in America for first marriage is 41% to 50%. Second marriages have a rate of 60% to 70%, while approximately 73% of third marriages fail. — 25 Bizarre Statistics About Relationships And Sex

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Tinder

Itsa Match. No - - - - strong - born A survey of more than 47,000 people shows that 30% of Tinder users are married. An additional 12% are in a relationship, while 54% are actually single. CRACKED.COM — 25 Bizarre Statistics About Relationships And Sex

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CRACKED.COM Are you sexually active? If you are, there is 50% chance of you getting infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV), which comes in the form of genital warts. In fact, it is estimated that 80% of women will get HPV by the time they reach 50. — 25 Bizarre Statistics About Relationships And Sex

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GRACKED.COM HALF OF ALL MURDERED WOMEN... WERE MURDERED BY SOMEONE THEY WERE IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH. — 25 Bizarre Statistics About Relationships And Sex

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Couples that share housework have sex more often. The gender-neutral division of labor in the home can increase sexual frequency and satisfaction. Additionally, couples that don't divide chores based on traditional men's and women's tasks sometimes have even better sex lives than those who do. CRACKED.COM — 25 Bizarre Statistics About Relationships And Sex

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GRACKED.COM Between 1990 and 2014... a American recognition and acceptance of LGBT lifestyles rose from 13% to 49%. The same study found that along with general acceptance the amount of Americans who had a sexual experience with a same sex partner doubled in that time. — 25 Bizarre Statistics About Relationships And Sex

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