The long and short of it (Picture: Getty/ METRO/mylo)
Sorry kids, but apparently size really does matter.
Researchers at Chapman University in California have conducted a study to find out what role height and weight play in a persons sex life.
And the first thing to note is that the study of 60,058 heterosexual men and women (52 per cent men/ 48 per cent women), found that your height and BMI absolutely do impact on how many people you sleep with.
But how?
Well first, let’s talk about height.
Researchers found that very short men and women had the fewest sexual partners, with short men sleeping with an average of five women, compared to an average of seven for average and tall guys.
Sorry kids, but apparently size really does matter.
Researchers at Chapman University in California have conducted a study to find out what role height and weight play in a persons sex life.
And the first thing to note is that the study of 60,058 heterosexual men and women (52 per cent men/ 48 per cent women), found that your height and BMI absolutely do impact on how many people you sleep with.
But how?
Well first, let’s talk about height.
Researchers found that very short men and women had the fewest sexual partners, with short men sleeping with an average of five women, compared to an average of seven for average and tall guys.
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Discussing possible reasons for these findings, assistant professor in psychology at Chapman University, Dr David Frederick, explained: ‘Men who are relatively tall may be preferred by women because taller height is a cue to dominance, social status, access to resources, and heritable fitness, leading them to have more mating opportunities and sex partners.’
When it came to the impact of BMI, the findings were equally interesting.
Discussing possible reasons for these findings, assistant professor in psychology at Chapman University, Dr David Frederick, explained: ‘Men who are relatively tall may be preferred by women because taller height is a cue to dominance, social status, access to resources, and heritable fitness, leading them to have more mating opportunities and sex partners.’
When it came to the impact of BMI, the findings were equally interesting.
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Underweight men and women were both found to have fewer sexual partners than their heavier counterparts. In fact, average and overweight men where found to be the most sexually prolific group of all.
Talking about the reasons why weight might play such a role in a woman’s sex life, Dr David Frederick, mused: ‘Very slender women may be highly dissatisfied with their weight and be suffering from anorexia and thus motivated to not expose their bodies.
‘Alternatively, attractiveness may play a role here: Very slender women may be highly attractive, but attractive women may also be very choosy and, therefore, have fewer partners.’
Underweight men and women were both found to have fewer sexual partners than their heavier counterparts. In fact, average and overweight men where found to be the most sexually prolific group of all.
Talking about the reasons why weight might play such a role in a woman’s sex life, Dr David Frederick, mused: ‘Very slender women may be highly dissatisfied with their weight and be suffering from anorexia and thus motivated to not expose their bodies.
‘Alternatively, attractiveness may play a role here: Very slender women may be highly attractive, but attractive women may also be very choosy and, therefore, have fewer partners.’
The average number of sexual partners was found to be eight (Picture: Getty Images)
So, yeah… it seems there’s still a bit of work to do as to why height and BMI have such an impact on our sex lives, but the long and short of it is, they do.
Oh, and just to put this all in context; the study found that the average number of sexual partners for both men and women aged 30 – 44 was eight.
So, yeah… it seems there’s still a bit of work to do as to why height and BMI have such an impact on our sex lives, but the long and short of it is, they do.
Oh, and just to put this all in context; the study found that the average number of sexual partners for both men and women aged 30 – 44 was eight.
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