casual sex vs relationship sex

A study which collected data from 25,000 people in the US concluded that men who described themselves as ‘being in love’ with the person they have sex with were more likely to describe the experience as being ‘extremely pleasurable’ as opposed to having casual sex with someone you don’t know that well. However, when women were asked the same questions the answers varied. There was a large majority who claimed that having sex outside of a loving relationship could be just as pleasurable – if not more so – then sex with a partner they loved.

“Sex can mean different things to...