tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post1237643224898196222..comments2024-03-14T09:50:44.315+00:00Comments on Psychological comments: Do smart girls postpone first sex?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09320614837348759094noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-45997758679249920932015-10-06T23:11:11.847+01:002015-10-06T23:11:11.847+01:00In my (s)experience, women with practical smarts -...In my (s)experience, women with practical smarts - say, the fully employed office administrator - live up to what this research implies. But intellectuals - say the adjunct professor - jump into bed pretty easily.<br /><br />Then again this is about FIRST sex, not behavior at approximately 30 years old.Dainhttp://dryhyphenolympics.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-39967462405550285062015-09-20T19:48:50.564+01:002015-09-20T19:48:50.564+01:00Of course I can only speak for myself and the girl...Of course I can only speak for myself and the girls/women I have had intimate conversations with (women are more honest about sexual activity with each other than men, in my opinion/experience), and I can report that most want to delay first sex until they find the "right person". The pressure from boys can be difficult to overcome and if alcohol is involved unwanted things can happen.<br />Girls today likely have it worse with the media and cultural influences of today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-15160431547002133402015-09-19T15:28:05.315+01:002015-09-19T15:28:05.315+01:00You can say that again! ;)You can say that again! ;)JayManhttp://www.unz.com/author/jayman/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-30323811294334462882015-09-18T22:46:20.367+01:002015-09-18T22:46:20.367+01:00But, but, but Jayman, it is a truth universally ac...But, but, but Jayman, it is a truth universally acknowledged that everyone tells the truth about their sex lives.deariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-26620550080028067682015-09-18T18:15:13.959+01:002015-09-18T18:15:13.959+01:00Just in case no one believe me about how "noi...Just in case no one believe me about how "noisy" self-report is:<br /><br />https://twitter.com/bswud/status/643375651974725632<br /><br />And this is for a simple quantitative variable.JayManhttp://www.unz.com/author/jayman/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-54478143798796939282015-09-18T18:05:17.034+01:002015-09-18T18:05:17.034+01:00"We measured both maternal and child age at f...<i>"We measured both maternal and child age at first intercourse (AFI) using <b>self report</b> from the respondents themselves."</i><br /><br />And here we run into the fundamental drawback with virtually all sex research: it's virtually entirely based on self-report with little by way of corroboration with other (more objective) measures. So the question then becomes do smart girls start having sex later, or do they simply <i>claim</i> such?<br /><br />And then what about the racial confound?JayManhttp://www.unz.com/author/jayman/noreply@blogger.com