The Truth About Women, Sex, and Alcohol
By Blue Rose on Monday, 31 of August , 2009 at 12:00 pm
For most couples, alcohol is either the ultimate confidence booster, guaranteed to liven up the action between the sheets, or the death knell of a promising encounter, leaving one or both of you too stewed for love. But the real interaction between alcohol and sex is more nuanced, says SUNY at Potsdam sociologist David Hanson, Ph. D., the author of Preventing Alcohol Abuse. For instance, some of alcohol’s apparent aphrodisiac effects may be there because we want them to be. “Alcohol does have a real physical impact, but there’s also a big aspect of expectancy,” Hanson says. “What we think is going to happen while we’re under the influence is likely to happen.”
Researchers say people assign too much blame to alcohol for the way their sex lives play out. They also give it too much credit. We’ve cleared away the misconceptions about alcohol and sex to help ensure that this vaunted social lubricant will enhance your love life—not destroy it.
Read more: http://www.menshealth.com/mhlists/women_sex_and_alcohol/index.php#ixzz0PjwTnGUc
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