Casual sex discovered not to be harmful

[MsGuy]

Casual sex isn't a bad thing at least not for young adults, according to a new study.

University of Minnesota researchers asked more than 1,300 people age 18 to 24 about their most recent sexual encounters, their self-esteem and their emotional well-being and found the results startling.

Only about one-fifth said their last encounter was casual, but their overall emotional status was no different than the four-fifths who said they were in a committed relationship.

"We were so surprised," said Marla Eisenberg, an assistant professor at the university's School of Public Health.

"The conventional wisdom is that casual sex, 'friends with benefits,' and hooking up is hurtful."

Sometimes straight people are just too damn weird for words. Well, maybe it's only in Minnesota.

[TampaYankee]

Casual sex isn't a bad thing at least not for young adults, according to a new study.

University of Minnesota researchers asked more than 1,300 people age 18 to 24 about their most recent sexual encounters, their self-esteem and their emotional well-being and found the results startling.

Only about one-fifth said their last encounter was casual, but their overall emotional status was no different than the four-fifths who said they were in a committed relationship.

"We were so surprised," said Marla Eisenberg, an assistant professor at the university's School of Public Health.

"The conventional wisdom is that casual sex, 'friends with benefits,' and hooking up is hurtful."

Surprise, surprise! I am and long have been convinced that this 'wisdom' is actually a learned response fostered by Judaeo-Christian western culture. I think most objective anthropologists, modern and historical would support that view. Look back to ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyption societies or to earlier Asian and Pacific Islander societies. Truth is, in early European and Mideast societies, marriage was grounded in political alliances, large and small, and in procreation. That is the well-spring of 'women as chattel' perspective.

Sometimes straight people are just too damn weird for words. Well, maybe it's only in Minnesota.

Ain't that the truth.