Foreplay Unnecessary For Female Orgasm?
Posted by: Annika Harris
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1:30PM, Friday February 13th 2009
A recent study debunked the idea that women need foreplay in order to achieve an orgasm with a partner. Researchers Petr Weiss and Stuart Brody asked 2,360 Czech women how often they orgasmed with a partner, and then how much time, on average, they spent on foreplay and the average amount time they spent actually having intercourse. Foreplay lasted an average of 15.4 minutes, whereas intercourse lasted an average of 16.2 minutes. The women who reported having intercourse for a longer period of time orgasmed more often than those that had intercourse for shorter periods of time.
Now I’m no scientist, but I found a couple of flaws in this study. One, there’s no mention of whether these women used lubricant, instead of engaging in foreplay to get their natural juices flowing. If there was no foreplay at all, but lube was used, of course it would seem as if the women achieved orgasm more consistently with intercourse. Two, there was no mention of whether the women came during foreplay.
The researchers said their findings were in direct contrast to what sex educators and teachers assume, therefore, more attention should be paid to improving penile-vaginal intercourse. Well of course they do! Isn’t it obvious these “researchers” are actually just lazy men who want to get off without putting in much work?
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irish
wrote on February 13 2009 @ 02:14 pm: [report]
My question to myself has always been:
“Do you want to enjoy this women for minutes or hours…”
Intuitively “hours” has almost always been my answer.
So I really don’t know if I used foreplay as a preparatory ‘sexual technique’ to ‘help my partner achieve a climax’, or if I touched, carressed, licked, whatever-ed her becuase it drove us both wacko and made our
interlude(s) seem almost endless.
End of it though is that in looking back on the few ladies whom I’ve had the opportunity to make love, I have some monstrously wonderful memories.
And I’m thinking that if they think back, they may have a fond memory of me as well.
Win-win (I hope…)
MrsAbraxas
wrote on February 13 2009 @ 02:54 pm: [report]
Lazy men theory aside, this is just more crap to be heaped onto the pile of dangerously misleading, misinformed and misguided sex/love/lust ‘research’.
I’m keeping a running, weekly tally of the worst of it here: http://newlybed.blogspot.com/search/label/research
Lynn
wrote on February 13 2009 @ 03:39 pm: [report]
I didn’t know there was the theory that you need foreplay to O? Foreplay is good for getting everything down there wet and a bit looser and ready for action…but I never thought it was a necessary act for an orgasm as much as just a necessary habit to get ready for the actual orgasm-inducing stuff…if that makes sense.
Mazie
wrote on February 13 2009 @ 04:51 pm: [report]
I’m not saying its definitely always needed, but I love foreplay…I don’t care what the damn study shows, get me hot first!
fallenangel915
wrote on February 13 2009 @ 05:04 pm: [report]
I have a feeling that these “women” are really men who are just trying to find reasons to just skip the b.s. and get right to it. Sad.
0rion
wrote on February 13 2009 @ 07:16 pm: [report]
In my experiences with women, foreplay can take a backseat on the road to Orgasmville, as long as oral sex is involved.
It seems like the prior-to-the-act fun is basically void if you dont lick, touch, or vibrate something. In other words it dosnt matter how much/or no foreplay you have, you can’t just have standard penetration sex and expect an orgasm from a woman; you have to stimulate the proper places.
This is beside the point a bit, but whats with the “men dont like foreplay” thing? We actually do…a lot.
Taurwen
wrote on February 13 2009 @ 08:24 pm: [report]
In my (admittedly limited) experience the guys that drive me crazy somehow make me climax during foreplay, and then it multiplies the orgasms I have during actual intercourse… so fun aside, foreplay really does seem worth it to me at least.
irish
wrote on February 16 2009 @ 01:36 pm: [report]
I gotta tell you, I love reading this stuff.
mikeyellenlee
wrote on February 16 2009 @ 07:58 pm: [report]
THANK YOU! I saw this article a while back and it angered me! I’m glad I’m not the only one to noticed that it was full of crap!
CuteCora
wrote on February 17 2009 @ 01:01 pm: [report]
Really, ridicolous article, However without the forplay than I think the rest is crap, unless you are havin a quickie.. lol, I need to be worked up and HOTT in order to enjoy the sex that much more… I want the ORGASM before during after..LOL
One Big Voice
wrote on February 17 2009 @ 01:13 pm: [report]
First of all I should say that foreplay is awesome. I love to start slow and then gradually build up the sexual tension until the woman is practically begging me to “have penile-vaginal intercourse”
However, is it necessary? Nope. I’ve seen with my own eyes several women achieve orgasm in less than five minutes with zero foreplay.
And for all you “lazy men” thinkers: Sex is about making the OTHER person happy, not yourself, dummy! If all you want is an orgasm, here’s a vibrator, knock yourself out.
kristy1584
wrote on March 10 2009 @ 12:50 pm: [report]
Foreplay isnt necessary to orgasm during sex by any means but it sure makes the sex so much hotter when you have foreplay before hand plus it lasts longer and who doesnt enjoy hours of heat w their significant other??
One Big Voice
wrote on March 11 2009 @ 12:22 pm: [report]
@kristy1584 - Enjoyable, definitely. I’m just saying that sometimes one or both people may not have the time or energy for that. If both people just want a quickie, what is wrong with that? It can even be turned into a game, trying to see how fast you can make your partner come, and then trying to “beat your record” the next time.
Sex should be fun. If one partner is always insisting on a certain format for sex—like: 15 min kissing and petting, 20 min oral, etc.—then it can become boring and more like a “chore”. Variety and creativity are so important to a healthy sex life! There is no “right” way to do it ... although there definitely are wrong ways.
retro chic
wrote on March 11 2009 @ 01:30 pm: [report]
In Hutson’s silly article, just skip to the last paragraph. Clearly he hasn’t “traveled much.” His “journey” argument doesn’t get me there. It leaves out too many varying factors. With ya, Condomelite: but he’d have to be legitimate to earn ‘controversial.’ No comment.
However, there are so many ways to come to the party:
* Long-term partner or new?
* What kinda of connection with said partner?
* How much time can you spend mingling?
* How hungry are you?
—linger on the mushroom caps and mini-souffles over wine, or
—head straight for the meat and potatoes, gulping and licking the plate til nirvana.
There are so many moving parts to this thing, that, as long as everyone is getting what they want, who cares? But I will never be told gen-only contact is necessary.
Symian
wrote on June 19 2009 @ 01:46 pm: [report]
Does anybody really care about the order of events? As long as both (or all) of the people involved are satisfied I don’t think it matters what order they got there in. Some things seem to work better for me (chocolate) than for my good friend (jack daniels), but each of us is happy with our manlier halves as long as we get ours too.
Naughty Librarian
wrote on June 19 2009 @ 01:54 pm: [report]
Getting to the big O, or lubrication before, isn’t the same for every woman, and it depends on the situation. Sometimes foreplay can just be mental pics and the anticipation of what might happen, so ready to go!