New Facts About Human Sexuality

New Facts about Human Sexuality
There are several new conclusions about human sexuality.
Bisexuality is a stable pattern of attraction to both sexes. It is not a transitional phase from heterosexuality to lesbian identification. It is neither an experimental phase for heterosexuals. In 2008, Lisa M. Diamond presented these results of a 10-year long study in Utah University assessing 70 women identified as lesbian, bisexual, or sexually unlabeled.
Arousal precedes desire. A study by Ellen Laan of the University of Amsterdam in 2004 about the physical response to sexual images concluded that we have a physical response to sexual visuals before the mind engages with them.
Men look more into the eyes during sexual situations than women. An Emory University study concluded when watching sexually explicit images, men looked more into the eyes of the subjects than women did. Also, both men and women fastly passed through the genital photos. The two brains responded differently as well. Men had more wave activity in the Amygdala than women.


Unwealthy men are sexually attracted to fat white women. Rich men are attracted to thin dark women. The international body project, a survey of 7,434 people worldwide concluded men in lower socioeconomic societies are more attracted to fat and white women. While in higher socioeconomic societies thinner and darker women were considered more attractive. Probably, because being in more impoverished societies fat is regarded as a sign of wealth and being well fed.

Sex drive is influenced by culture, and women sex drive decrease when in a long relationship. A meta-analysis by the University of Wisconsin, Madison concluded the significant difference in sex drive between men and women is profoundly influenced by culture. Women sex drive decreases after being in long relationships but not because of monogamy.

In summary, recent studies showed that bisexuality is a pattern, not an experimental or a transitional phase. Arousal precedes desire. Men make more eye contact with the subject of arousal than women. Women have less desire after being in a relationship for a long time. Socioeconomic status affects the criteria of physical attraction.

Reference:
Gross, J. (2014). 5 studies that offer fascinating conclusions about human sexuality.

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