Friday, September 12, 2008

What's Wrong With This Picture?

I am in the mood to talk about something light and fun tonight....

I was recently looking at a Psychology Today article which talked about how the average sexual encounter lasts from between 3-10 minutes.

And in April of this year, an Associated Press article on the MSNBC site stated that: "A survey of sex therapists concluded the optimal amount of time for sexual intercourse was 3 to 13 minutes."

But then I read from several different sources including California sexologists William Hartman and Marilyn Fithian, (who reported that they monitored over 20,000 female orgasms) that it takes an average of twenty minutes for women to reach orgasm.

So you do the math.

I also read that on average it takes a man on average 2-5 minutes to reach orgasm.

No wonder the Pointer Sisters extolled the virtues of having a man with a slow hand:

"I got a man with a slow hand
I got a lover with an easy touch
I've found somebody who will spend some time
Not come and go in a heated rush
I've found somebody who will understand
I've found a lover with a slow hand"

Thoughts? :>)

33 comments:

Paul is a Hermit said...

I find this all to be fascinatingly informative. I like to study the matter in an effort to double check the math and further science.

Anonymous said...

More like the song "Desperado" over here.

Aimlesswriter said...

Perhaps we should all preform more research? lol

Lisa Emrich said...

Well, if I can get 30+ minutes of a really good foot/leg/back massage, then 3-10 minutes for a sexual encounter sounds about right.

Charles Gramlich said...

Sounds like nature designed men and women for trouble.

Larry said...

Foreplay lasts longer than those figures, then the zesto begins.

Stephen Parrish said...

Yeah, so? After those first three minutes, what's the point in continuing?

Ha ha ha ha ha.

Anonymous said...

Thank you for stopping by woman I don't really know yet. In the time it took me to read this post I could have almost reached climax. 2-5 minutes, huh, more like 2-5 hours. Ok, maybe 20 years ago. Nah, not then either. I just don't know.

The Trailer Of Love

Anonymous said...

Hmmm, I have some thoughts but I'm not sure they should be aired in public. I shall still my tongue.

Tery Lynne said...

I love this post...I had to laugh when I read the "Pointer Sisters" I loved them back in the day.

Takes 20 minutes for a woman to reach an orgasm...Hmmm..Not I!

Chatterness said...

Love it! Why does everything come easy for men? No pun intended! Love the parallel to the Pointer Sisters' song!

diana said...

lol ..
ya ..
pretty much right on..
although sometimes i'm quick too ..
just depends.

Craig D said...

I have to wonder when one is supposed to hit the "start" button on the stop watch? That makes a big difference?

When does one start timing?

The first kiss?

The first un-buttoned buttoned?

When the last garment has been shed?

The exact moment of, shall we say, linkage?

When do you stop timing?

That's all I wanna know.

Synchronicity said...

Good points made by all...I am thinking that the twenty minutes average that I found might be a little off base. I dunno.

Heff said...

Hell, I can orgasm before I take off my pants. Did I just say that out loud ?!?

Donnetta said...

Oh, this is good. So now I finally get it! It's a matter of getting in sync. I guess you can practice til you get it right.

You sound so good! Feeling pretty well?
Donnetta

boneman said...

uh oh....
my comment got skipped over
or
you're saving it on the nightstand next to your bed to show your significant other?

in either case, it would be wise for me to ask, at least at this point, should I/could I put your blog on my linklist?

I'm a definate believer in 'no answer IS te answer' so, it's OK if 'no' is the answer.

Synchronicity said...

yes but of course...add me to your links.

Anonymous said...

It's that testosterone -- bam bam BAM -- whether it's warring or sexing...Highly annoying...

Can hardly keep up with you, Merelyme -- will update the link on my site!

susan said...

Merelyme, what is sex again????


I wish I was a participant in this survey. I never had a problem with orgasms and no it never took 20 minutes, maybe 20 seconds if I was turned on. Vive la multiple orgasm!!


I wonder if it's due to being bipolar. ;-)

paisley said...

yet another concrete reason to believe,,, there is no god....

Anonymous said...

Uhhh, wow. People must be picking really, really, phenomenally BAD lovers, because never in my life have I had a sexual encounter that's lasted less than an hour---and it's usually more like 2-3 hours.

WTF?

Anonymous said...

Also, for men who think that the female orgasm "doesn't matter," it has been scientifically proven that it's actually in a man's best interest to make a woman cum because, when she does, the muscular motions created by orgasm create what is known as the "upsuck" phenomenon---drawing sperm into the uterus and increasing changes of conception.

Keith said...

What the hell!

Reading this and hearing about the "research" it sounds like men have sex?!

I was under the impression it was my job to simply pleasure my wife. Man, she has got some explaining to do.

laughingwolf said...

hey guys! think FOREPLAY!!!

Synchronicity said...

hee hee...i am loving your comments...these are all great!

Slip said...

Hey Kid!
I have been a very busy guy, rained all day today so I took a break! Glad to see you are at a happy place.

39 years married to the same woman and we do not time out our sex. What I do is wait until she sounds like an ou, ou, bird before we do the deed!

Catatonic Kid said...

This is the trouble with using all those scientific words for very unscientific things. Optimal, average, whatever... when that slow hand reaches out in the dark, when it's good, when it's right, I don't think anybody's counting ;)

Smalltown RN said...

Showed this to my hubby....he smiled and said...."there might be some truth to that" Ya think!!!

Unknown said...

My wife and I knew about this issue. We have developed an erotic method to satisfy both of us and they often last about 30 minutes or longer :)

boneman said...

ok...I got it!
The question was, what's wrong with this picture?
And then you wrote, "I'm in the mood to talk about something ligt and fun, tonight," and I started writing about how a guy could learn better how to help his mate....

Not as ligt and fun so much as...
well....

you know.

Sorry.

Handsome B. Wonderful said...

I agree that foreplay is the key. For my wife and I we foreplay for about 10 minutes or so. Then on to the main dish for another 10-15 minutes. So your figure of about 20-25 minutes is where we fall into.

Though like one commenter stated we don't pull out the stop watch. It kinda kills the mood I'd imagine.

Allan said...

"the average sexual encounter lasts from between 3-10 minutes"

It's a lot longer when there's another person involved.

(Thanks for stopping by,BTW)