Sex and the sexes.

• Author: Peters, Charles
• Position: Tilting at Windmills - Brief Article

That men want more sexual partners than women do has long been a matter of common observation. And it now appears confirmed by a recent study of 16,000 people from every inhabited continent conducted by David P. Schmidt of Bradley University. That is, it appears to do so until the 20th paragraph of The Washington Post's story describing the Schmidt study. There we find another study conducted by Ohio State psychologist Terri Fisher. She asked a group of men and women if they masturbated, or watched soft or hardcore pornography. With a maximum score of 3 for a yes to each, the men averaged...