Pffft. Like you need a reason?
Researcher Cindy Meston said: "We identified 237 distinct reasons why people have sex. They ranged from the mundane - 'It feels good', to the spiritual - 'I wanted to feel closer to God'.
From altruistic - 'I wanted the other person to feel good', to manipulative - 'I wanted to get a promotion'."
For the study, reported in the Archives of Sexual Behaviour this week, psychologists at the University of Texas quizzed more than 2,000 men and women aged 17 to 52.
"Why people have sex is a surprisingly little-studied topic," says their
report. "One reason for its relative neglect is that scientists might simply assume that the answers are obvious."
Each of the 237 reasons was given the highest rating by at least one of the people taking part.
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