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Ah, sex: the most primal activity in nature. And from our deductions you all—well, at least the ladies, gentlemen, and one person who answered ‘other’ to our survey—like to get primitive and have sex outdoors. Well, except for one female who took advantage of whiteout conditions to have sex in Norris during Snowpocalypse. It must be something about the frigid air as it comes off Lake Michigan and cools your intertwined, au natural bodies. Regardless, the results are in. For as many vanilla souls that populate Northwestern, there are equal numbers of undergrads ready to get freaky under the sheets. Or just orgasm via Wi-Fi connection like one male respondent mentioned. So carry on, dear reader, and learn more than you ever thought possible about the sex lives of your peers (and without ever having to ask the awkward questions!). What TV show characters you’d like the fuck, when you started masturbating, and what you want more of during sex after the jump.
First, the raw demographics: A total of 259 of you filled out our survey. Nearly 60 percent of respondents were female, and 90 percent of those female undergrads identified as straight. Of the male population that took the survey, 73 percent identified as straight and 24 percent identified as gay. More than 80 percent of those who took the survey had at least one sexual partner in the past year, and more than half of those who partook in sexual activity had three or more partners.
Why would you take a sex survey? To share your deepest desires and yearnings, of course. Will you friends listen to your endless chatter about what would make the perfect SigO? Probably not. So that’s where we come in. Besides the generic romantic comedy answers of looking for a man (or woman) with confidence, intelligence and a sense of humor, you all seem to be obsessed with necks. Kissing, caressing, biting—it doesn’t matter. Is there a term for those who are infatuated with giraffes? But some of you are interested in more than merely physical appearance and personality traits, like the one girl who’s looking for “a man who can finish his plate of food, and subsequently finish my plate of food.” Delish.
When it comes to getting down and dirty with your mate, more than half of you just want some more foreplay. And many other respondents want more oral sex, dirty talk, and eye contact. So keep the lights on and get ready to wash your mouth out with soap (we kid, it’s not the 1950s). For the best way to get you there, nearly half selected vaginal penetration and a third selected oral sex.
As for your position of choice when it comes to doing the deed, no clear winner emerged, though most of you mentioned the standard doggie style, missionary, cowgirl and girl on top. Our favorites, of course, are the less traditional (shall we say more creative) sex positions, like the standing wheelbarrow—a great core workout for the female—and the flying Dutchman, which seems to almost guarantee some broken bones.
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