Large size and average weight would be the right measures to multiply the conquests.
Researchers at Chapman University in California (United States) carried out a survey to understand whether height and body mass index played on the number of sexual partners of men and women during their lifetime. They interviewed 60,058 heterosexual volunteers, 52% men and 48% women, with an average age of 37. The researchers integrated different criteria including height, level of education, age and body mass index (BMI) as main indicators in the personal sexual history of each.
The results of the study reveal that the participants aged 30 to 44 had had an average of 8 partners since the beginning of their sexual life. 58% of men and 56% of women declared having had more than 5, while for 29% of men and 23% of women, this number rose to more than 14. And that small size seems to be an unfavorable criterion . Indeed, short men reported having had less than 5 sexual partners. While those of rather large size declared 1 to 3 times more.
“These results indicate that size is a relevant criterion in the mating market,” says Dr. David Frederick, the study’s lead author. “We do not have clear scientific explanations to establish this link, except the observation that women are often attracted to men taller than them”.
Weight also came into play. Indeed, it is the men closest to the middle of the body mass index curve who have the most sexual adventures. Participants of “normal” build and those who were overweight reported a higher number of sexual partners than underweight men.
These conclusions seem to hold for women as well. Those who have the least sexual adventures are skinny. “They may be very unhappy with their weight and suffer from anorexia and therefore have little motivation to flaunt their lean body,” says Dr. David Frederick. “Weight loss can also result from a serious illness and therefore a smaller number of sexual partners”.
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