Reasons, I Have A Few

What men and women told sex researchers in a new study

When researchers at the University of Texas asked more than 2,000 men and women why they had sex, they received plenty of interesting answers. Here are the 237 reasons they put into their published study:



The person's physical appearance turned me on.

The person had a desirable body.

I wanted the pure pleasure.

I wanted to achieve an orgasm.

I wanted the adventure/excitement.

The person had an attractive face.

I was "horny."

It's fun.

The person was too "hot" (sexy) to resist.

It feels good.

I was sexually aroused and wanted the release.

The person was too physically attractive to resist.

I wanted to improve my sexual skills.

It's exciting, adventurous.

I wanted to experiment with new experiences.

I saw the person naked and could not resist.

I wanted the experience.

The opportunity presented itself.

I wanted to try out new sexual techniques or positions.

I wanted to experience the physical pleasure.

I was curious about what the person was like in bed.

I had not had sex in a long time.

I was turned on by the sexual conversation.

The person smelled nice.

The person had beautiful eyes.

The person was really desired by others.

The person really desired me.

My hormones were out of control.

The person wore revealing clothes.

I am a sex addict.

I wanted to get the most out of life.

I thought it would relax me.

I'm addicted to sex.

I was curious about my sexual abilities.

I hadn't had sex for a while.

The person was a good kisser.

I wanted to see what it would be like to have sex with another person.

The person caressed me.

The person made me feel sexy.

I wanted to release tension.

The person was a good dancer.

The person was "available."

I was curious about sex.

I wanted to release anxiety/stress.

It would allow me to "get sex out of my system" so that I could focus on other things.

I was attracted to the person.

The person seemed self-confident.

I was frustrated and needed relief.

I wanted to feel masculine.

I wanted to act out a fantasy.

I wanted to satisfy a compulsion.

I knew the person was usually "out of my league."

The person had a great sense of humor.

It just happened.

I wanted to see whether sex with a different partner would feel different or better.

I was "in the heat of the moment."

I wanted to please my partner.

I was easier to "go all the way" than to stop.

I wanted to see what all the fuss is about.

I could brag to other people about my sexual experience.

I wanted to see if I could get the other person into bed.

I was drunk.

I wanted to increase the number of sex partners I had experienced.

I got "carried away."

I wanted to relieve "blue balls."

The person was mysterious.

An erotic movie had me turned on.

I wanted to celebrate something.

I thought it would make me feel healthy.

It seemed like good exercise.

It became a habit.

I wanted to make a conquest.

I wanted to see what it would be like to have sex while stoned (e.g. oon marijuana or some other drug).

I was bored.

I wanted to lose my inhibitions.

The person flattered me.

I was under the influence of drugs.

I wanted to have something to tell my friends.

I was tired of being a virgin.

I wanted to get rid of aggression.

I wanted to dominate the other person.

I was seduced.

I wanted to get a raise.

I wanted to get a job.

I wanted to get a promotion.

It was an initiation rite to a club or organization.

I wanted to give someone a sexually transmitted disease (e.g., herpes, AIDS).

I wanted to punish myself.

Someone offered me money to do it.

I wanted to gain access to that person's friend.

I wanted to break up a rival's relationship by having sex with his/her partner.

I wanted to hurt an enemy.

I wanted to get rid of a headache.

I wanted to even the score with a cheating partner.

I wanted to get a favor from someone.

I wanted to breakup another's relationship.

Because of a bet.

The person offered to give me drugs for doing it.

My regular partner is boring, so I had sex with someone else.

I wanted to hurt/humiliate the person.

I wanted to breakup my relationship

I wanted to be popular.

I felt jealous.

The person had alot of money.

I wanted to make money.

I wanted to get a special favor from someone.

I thought it would boost my social status.

It was a favor to someone.

I was mad at my partner, so I had sex with someone else.

The person had too much to drink and I was about to take advantage of them.

It would damage my reputation if I said "no."

I wanted to be used or degraded.

I wanted to get out of doing something.

I wanted to relieve me menstrual cramps.

I wanted to enhance my reputation.

I wanted to impress friends.

I wanted to change the topic of conversation.

It would get me gifts.

The person was famous and I wanted to be able to say I had sex with him/her.

I wanted to feel closer to God.

I wanted to get even with someone (i.e. revenge).

Someone had told me that this person was good in bed.

I was afraid to say "no" due to the possibility of physical harm.

I wanted to make someone else jealous.

I wanted to end the relationship.

Someone dared me.

The person had bought me jewelry.

My friends pressured me into it.

I wanted to get back at my partner for having cheated on me.

I wanted to make someone else jealous.

I was competing with someone to "get the person."

I wanted to brag to my friends about my conquests.

I wanted to have more sex than my friends.

I wanted to keep warm.

I thought it would help me to fall asleep.

I wanted to become more focused on work -- sexual thoughts are distracting.

I wanted to have a child.

I was slumming.

The person had taken me out for an expensive dinner.

I wanted to burn calories.

I wanted to reproduce.

I wanted to test my compatibility with a new partner.

I wanted to avoid hurting someone else's feelings.

I was on the "rebound" from another relationship.

I wanted to defy my parents.

It's considered "taboo" by society.

I needed another "notch on my belt."

I wanted to reaffirm my sexual orientation.

I wanted to return a favor.

I wanted to gain acceptance from my friends.

Everyone else was having sex.

I was married and you're supposed to.

I realized I was in love.

I wanted to increase my emotional bond by having sex.

I wanted to show my affection to the person.

I wanted to communicate at a deeper level

I wanted to express my love for the person.

I wanted to become one with another person.

I wanted to feel connected to the person.

I wanted to say "I've missed you."

I wanted to celebrate a birthday or anniversary or special occaison.

I wanted to intensify my relationship.

It was a romantic setting.

I wanted to welcome someone home.

I wanted to say "I'm sorry."

I wanted to put the passion back into my relationship.

I wanted to say "goodbye."

I wanted to say "Thank you."

I wanted to lift my partner's spirits.

It was a special occaison.

I wanted to get a partner to express love.

It seemed like the natural next step.

The person was intelligent.

I desired emotional closeness (i.e. intimacy).

I wanted to help my partner forget about his/her problems.

I wanted to keep my partner satisfied.

I wanted the person to feel good about himself/herself.

I wanted to make up after a fight.

I wanted a "spiritual" experience.

I felt insecure.

I felt like it was my duty.

I felt obligated to.

I didn't know how to say "no."

I didn't want to disappoint the person.

I didn't want to "lose" the person.

I was pressured into doing it.

I wanted the person to love me.

I was verbally coerced into doing it.

I wanted to boost my self-esteem.

I wanted my partner to notice me.

Iw anted to be nice.

I wanted to feel attractive.

I wanted to keep my partner happy.

It was expected of me.

I felt guilty.

I was afraid my partner would have an affair if I didn't have sex with him/her.

I wanted to feel loved.

I wanted to get my partner to stay with me.

My partner kept insisting.

I wanted to raise my self-esteem.

I wanted to decrease my partner's desire to have sex with someone else.

It was the only way my partner would spend time with me.

I thought it would help "trap" a new partner.

I was physically forced to.

I wanted to "possess" the person.

I wanted to keep my partner from straying.

The person demanded that I have sex with him/her.

I wanted to make my partner feel powerful.

I felt sorry for the person.

I was trying to "get over" and earlier person/relationship.

I felt rebellious.

It just seemed like the think to do.

I wanted to stop my partner's nagging.

I wanted to submit to my partner.

I wanted to ensure the relationship was "committed."

I wanted to make the person feel batter about himself/herself.

I wanted to feel older.

I wanted to prevent a breakup.

I wanted to display submission.

I wanted to manipulate him/her into doing something for me.

I wanted the attention.

It was part of the relationship "routine."

I had no self-control.

I wanted to "gain control" of the person.

I wanted to feel feminine.

I wanted to forget about my problems.

I wanted to feel young.

I wanted to fulfill a previous promise to my partner.

My friends were having sex and I wanted to fit in.

After reading these you will are now want to have sex right? Lets make that reason number 238.