A LanguageLog post on "The Female Brain", new edition.

[conuly]

What really struck me is the quote from the book...:

"Thoughts about sex enter a woman’s brain perhaps once a day, but in a man every time he sees an attractive woman."

Really?

Let's have a quick, informal poll....

[Poll #961483]

Please... be honest. Remember, this is for posterity.

Comments

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

I just asked Dan, biological man, age 37 (six months younger than me) and he said 'well, not constantly!' and I said "well how many times then" and he replied, "20-30 times a day".

?!?!?!?!

I WOULD HAVE NEVER GUESSED. To me he has the lowest sex drive of any man I have ever met.

Yes, I actually called him for that.

[conuly]

*giggles*

Well, there you have it.