23 January,2017 03:40 PM IST | | mid-day online correspondent
A recently conducted study by researchers in Norway shed some light on how men and women perceive one night stands. The findings were rather interesing...
One night stand
A recently conducted study by researchers in Norway shed some light on how men and women perceive one night stands. The findings were rather interesing...
The main reason behind conducting the study was due to the liberal mindset that Norwegian men and women shared regarding casual sexual encounters.
Researchers discovered that about 35 per cent of women regretted going through with it the next morning, while only 20 per cent men shared this view.
Furthermore, most women were reportedly unhappy about the experience, with only 30 per cent claiming to have enjoyed their most recent casual sex fling.
Also, when it came to rejecting the offer, 80 pc women didn't regret saying no, while only 43 pc men felt the same way.
Researchers explored in detail the possible reasons behind women regretting a one night stand. The reasons ranged from lack of adequate sexual pleasure during the encounter, pregnancy concerns, fear of contracting STDs among other things. On the other hand, most men regretted turning down a casual sex offer.
The study was conducted by the the Norwegian University of Science and Technology's (NTNU) Department of Psychology along with the University of Texas at Austin. 263 male and female students aged 19 and 37 years were studied.
