What Your Number of Sexual Partners Says About You
Fewer Partners Means More Divorce? Interesting Things To Know About Your Number
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Serious question: how do you feel about your number? Do you keep the real digit to yourself or does your BFF know too? Have you told your significant other the real truth or the number you arrive at when you divide by two? And how do you feel about someone after they’ve told you theirs?
Well, whether you think your number is big or small, share it or take it to your grave, you’re not alone. We’ve researched everything there is to know about your number and found out what most of us already guessed: some of us lie about it, some of us are proud of it, and other people judge you for it.
We also found out some things we never would have guessed. Like how your number affects your marriage prospects, and how it isn’t the only thing that can put your sexual health at risk!
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Had Two Partners Before Your Husband?
You’re more likely to get divorced according to this study. But that’s not the only way sex before saying “I do” affects marriage…
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Have Nine Or More Partners Before Your Husband…
And you graduate to the group of women who are less likely to get divorced. Does more experience really lead to a better marriage?
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You’re Not the Only One Attracted to Tall Men
They have more partners than anyone, though short men are really the only ones who get the short end of the sex stick.
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You Can Find Out Exactly Where Your Number Falls
Have you had sex with more or fewer men than most other people? You can find out by entering your number here to find out where you fit in on the average.
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Most People Are OK With Any Number Under 10
It’s what most men and women answered when asked how many sexual partners it was okay for their significant other to have had.
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You May Have Had Fewer Partners Than Your Parents Did
As far as we’re concerned our parents never had sex with anyone and we were found in the cabbage patch. But if they did, several studies show that they had more partners than we did. Apparently millennials have had fewer partners than the last generation did.
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You Probably Shouldn’t Ask Your Partner
Because, while everyone is curious, most of us don’t really want to know — and regret having the information after we get it.
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Very Thin Women Have Less Sex
Whether that’s good or bad, underweight women sleep with less partners than the average person.
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Want to Know Your Sex Degrees of Separation?
The theory goes that you’ve slept with as many people as your partner has. And this calculator can tell you just about how many people you’ve been sexually exposed to — by estimating how many partners your partners have slept with.
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Having Lots of Sexual Partners Isn’t the Biggest Risk Factor
The bigger threat? Living in a country with low sex education and big judgments about sexuality. Countries with people who sleep with more people on average but have better sexual education actually have lower STI rates. So be sure to stay informed — and go to your annual checkups.
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Women Fudge the Truth Too
Have you ever tweaked your number math? While men are more likely to exaggerate their numbers, this study says women are more likely to divide by three!
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Your Number Was Kind of Written In Your Genes
Whether you’re more likely to have a low or high number was determined before you were born.
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People With Higher Numbers Have More Friends
People might secretly judge someone with a higher number, but they tend to be more outgoing than the average person — and that means more friends.
