Would You Rather Give Up Sex Or The Internet?
Posted by: Wendy Atterberry
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8:30AM, Tuesday December 16th 2008
Want to know how important the internet has become? A new study says women would rather be online than have sex. Researchers surveyed 2,119 adults and found that 46 percent of women and 30 percent of men would choose the internet over sex for two weeks. Interestingly, as women age, they become more likely to select surfing the ‘net than taking a roll in the hay, while the number of men choosing the internet over sex lowers as they get older (possibly because if they get any action, they’re not about to turn it down). This year, I did almost all my Christmas shopping online. I’ve found jobs, apartments, friends, dates, tickets, and a vintage owl necklace with rhinestone eyes while surfing the internet. I guess it’s good to know I’m not alone in my proclivities; I, for one, am in the “internet over sex for two weeks” camp. What about you? Would you rather give up sex or the internet for two weeks? [eFluxMedia]
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EastCoastMale
wrote on December 16 2008 @ 09:01 am: [report]
ooo thats a toughie, I would say for me personally it would depend on the amount of time I’d be giving it up for. I would personally choose the internet over sex for a good while even though I do have an appetite because the internet will keep you enthralled for countless hours always having new things to look at, then again I suppose great sex could do that too =). Internet for me
theothergyllenhaal
wrote on December 16 2008 @ 09:42 am: [report]
These people need to have better sex.
Michael
wrote on December 16 2008 @ 10:32 am: [report]
@theothergyllenhaal - agreed. I am always on the web, but c’mon give up sex? Are you crazy?
EastCoastMale
wrote on December 16 2008 @ 10:51 am: [report]
I disagree, someone could have great wild sex but still enjoy the entertainment and information given from the internet. Plus if its only for a period of time, not forever. Just saying….
Michael
wrote on December 16 2008 @ 10:56 am: [report]
couldn’t do it. You couldn’t even pay me to not have sex for a given period of time. I’ve gone 30 days w/o sex before, and I am sure I will again - but the thought of accepting that I won’t…couldn’t do it
laura
wrote on December 16 2008 @ 11:37 am: [report]
i didn’t even have to think about it. the internet can wait.
Erin G
wrote on December 16 2008 @ 12:26 pm: [report]
I think we all have too much Internet in our lives (or just computers in general I should say).
I would see it as a good opportunity to take a hiatus from the barrage of information
jadeycakes
wrote on December 16 2008 @ 02:25 pm: [report]
I want to say ‘hands down, the internet’ but thinking it over, you’re right…you can buy tickets, find apartments, find jobs, ect. Too tough to choose :(
grace
wrote on December 16 2008 @ 02:48 pm: [report]
would give up sex, easily. i love the internet. it is a world unto itself and the people here are amazing, diverse and very, very open-minded, a huge relief from the constricted, constructed atmosphere i now find myself living in. the exchange of information alone is such a wealth of knowledge that i am still in awe.
Jennifur106
wrote on December 16 2008 @ 10:13 pm: [report]
THIS IS INSANE!!!! i can’t believe what i’m reading. holy cowballs.
i take sex thank you.
Rachel Kramer Bussel
wrote on December 17 2008 @ 12:44 pm: [report]
This is a tough one. I agree with Erin G that I have way too much Internet in my life but…I’m way more addicted to it than I am to sex. I can go without sex for far longer than I can go without Internet access. And even though this doesn’t say who you’d be having sex with (or theoretically having sex with in my case) but in a way it’s like sex with one person (or a few people) or communication with, oh, everyone you know.
Wendy Atterberry
wrote on December 17 2008 @ 12:56 pm: [report]
RKB, that’s my reasoning exactly. Plus, I make my living on the internet.
crmsnkatt
wrote on December 19 2008 @ 11:05 am: [report]
I’d give up the internet, in a heartbeat. There are times when I don’t turn my computer (at home) on for WEEKS. The main reason I’m online so much during the day is because my job can be a bit boring & the internet passes the time so I don’t fall asleep at my desk.
But no sex for two weeks? No thanks!!