PSYC 210 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: World Health Organization, Dyspareunia, Orgasm
12 Sep 2016
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Different expectations: men and women have different ideas about sex and love so they often differ on why they have sex. Women want affection and the emotional attachment. Men want the physical experience that goes along with sex. Of foreplay (average number is 11-13) and sex usually lasts 7-8 minutes but both men and women want it to last longer. Different assumptions: men and women tend to have different initial sexual experiences which leads to different assumptions about sex. Men tend to have their first orgasm through masturbation. Differences is desire: most common problem is a difference in the frequency with which sex is desired, if the difference between the couple is large enough it can cause problems to sexual and relationship dissatisfaction. It is the couple that has the problem not the individual: an individuals desire for sex often varies depending on circumstances. Stress and fatigue can greatly affect interest in sex.
