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New Survey Claims Women Prefer the Internet over Sex

Posted 12/15/08 at 02:30:51 PM  by Paul Lilly

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Grand Theft Auto's Hot Coffee mod made the whole concept of transitioning from dinner and dancing to bedroom antics seem way too easy. Now it appears it might be harder to take that relationship to the next level, according to a new survey which suggests women prefer the internet to having sex.

The survey, which was commissioned by Intel, pinged 2,119 adults in an attempt to show how essential the internet has become, the Wall Street Journal reports. What Intel found is that 46 percent of women would rather put their sex drive on hold for two weeks than to go without internet access for that long. And it's not just older females who feel that way. According to the survey, 49 percent of women aged 18-34 feel the same way, compared to 52 percent of women aged 35-44.

Not surprisingly, the numbers are somewhat lower for men. About 30 percent of men said they'd rather go without sex for two weeks than internet access, but unlike women, that number goes down as the age goes up. Some 39 percent of men aged 18-34 prefer the internet to sex, but only 23 percent of men aged 35-44 feel the same way.

Hit the jump and tell us which you would rather give up for two weeks.

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TAGS: Internet, survey, women, sex
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avatarOn the internet people can

Submitted by samuelstanislas on Sun, 03/22/2009 - 1:13am

On the internet people can become whoever they want and they can have all sort of sexual fantasies that can't be expressed without being judget by others. As long as their annonymus, people tend to feel free to express themselves as they want. I still don't know why some people feel ashamed for going into a sex shop for instance. Just like the internet, it offers one the posibility of fullfiling a fantasy.

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avatarFacebook among other things.

Submitted by zodi on Wed, 12/17/2008 - 9:40pm

Yeah I think that study is pretty acurate,  I get the mood going at home and bang the bedroom is in sight, and what do you get....

 Hold a sec well I quickly check my facebook.

Might as well go back to playing WOW.  At least when I was playing that it was her complaining of not getting enough "cuddle time".

Now its like ummm hello if you don't use it our money income is going to go down cause I will need an escort every week.

Meh....

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avatarf_book

Submitted by Romer on Tue, 12/16/2008 - 6:39am

You just know it's stupid Facebook that's taking our women. Mine crawls out of bed in the morning and goes straight to her laptop for it.

 

On the plus side, she makes me look like a bit less of a PC addict...

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avatarHey yagi,

Submitted by Number Six on Tue, 12/16/2008 - 4:40am

Divorce the biatch, get youself someone 5 years younger and a helluva lot thinner like I did.  Believe me, it was almost a relief not to have to have sex last night and finally get a good night's sleep!

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avatarSeeing as I've been married for over ten years...

Submitted by yagisencho on Mon, 12/15/2008 - 10:47pm

A two week wait would be a vast improvement over the current frequency. =(

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avatarI understand.

Submitted by Tekzel on Tue, 12/16/2008 - 6:26am

I can feel your pain man, my wife and I haven't had sex in probably 5 years.  There are a lot of reasons for it.  Our relationship is on the far end of a long lingering death, but I am too stupid to just move on.  I could probably go without the self gratification for a couple of weeks, but I could also go without the internet for a couple of weeks just the same.  So, put me in the "eh, either" category if there is one.

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avatarWhere'd ya get the pic of my ex?

Submitted by Number Six on Mon, 12/15/2008 - 7:58pm

And it figures she's now using a mac...

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avatarHey Paul I loved your

Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Mon, 12/15/2008 - 5:18pm

Hey Paul I loved your article in the mag on the AntiVirus programs.. Excellent work...

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avatarAnd...

Submitted by winmaster on Sun, 12/28/2008 - 7:25pm

And what does that  have to do with this article. I have read and seen a lot of your comments and they seem to be becoming somewhat random.

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avatarWell there is porn on the

Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Mon, 12/15/2008 - 5:00pm

Well there is porn on the internet and everyone masturbates even those that are well sexed. Sex is a very important part of the human condition. I guarantee that you will masturbate at least once if not everyday during that two week period and I'm sure during those two weeks of "no sex" your going to look at some porn. Your going to fantasize about being with another person. I don't care how much time you spend on the internet daily. When you lay in your bed your mind will wonder and something is going to happen. 

 

So we all have sex no matter what. Even if it's just with yourself. Sure I went eight weeks during Army boot camp without sex but every chance I got after that was to make up for the lost time.

 

So I don't think that anyone short of being handicapped can honestly say they will choose internet over sex and keep their word. They will touch themselves unless they are under observation 24hours a day.

 

Just giving my two cents to this.

It's ok we are all human and there is nothing dirty about sex in all it's forms. 

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avatar"did the survey mention it's

Submitted by I Jedi on Mon, 12/15/2008 - 3:41pm

"did the survey mention it's a lot easier to get online than to get laid?"

 LLOL!!!

I couldn't imagine going to an online video cafe to have a virtualized drink with my girlfriend. That truly is terrible. 

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avatarRight

Submitted by winmaster on Sun, 12/28/2008 - 7:26pm

This is true. 

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avatarTou. Che. Especially for

Submitted by Scapegoat on Mon, 12/15/2008 - 12:58pm

Tou. Che. Especially for the....social position + attractiveness of those women who prefer the internet.

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avatardid the survey mention it's

Submitted by AndyYankee17 on Mon, 12/15/2008 - 12:41pm

did the survey mention it's a lot easier to get online than to get laid?

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avatarthe Old "Master of Your Domain" question

Submitted by Wildebeast on Mon, 12/15/2008 - 4:24pm

I think if you made it "2 weeks, no sex vs. nothing requiring any video display ---tv, ipod, dvd, vid game..." you might have more men voting along the same lines.

 

Of course, if you're in "a dry spell" anyway, this is a pretty easy choice. 

Now... if "no sex" meant nothing more intimate than holding hands: no rubbing [of anyone], fondling, kissing, etc. 

 

Then, you've put a tough choice to men --maybe women, too. 

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