Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Faking Orgasm

Have you ever faked an orgasm? Has your partner? If so, why?

Although it has long been a part of the popular imagination (who hasn't seen that obnoxious Meg Ryan scene, or one of the thirty-five episodes of "Sex and the City" devoted to the topic?), the fake orgasm has not received much systematic scientific study.

One problem with studying faking is that such a study relies on asking people about behavior they are not necessarily proud of. People don't like to admit they lie. Ask them if they lied, and odds are they will lie and say they haven't.
Have you ever faked an orgasm? Has your partner? If so, why?

Although it has long been a part of the popular imagination (who hasn't seen that obnoxious Meg Ryan scene, or one of the thirty-five episodes of "Sex and the City" devoted to the topic?), the fake orgasm has not received much systematic scientific study.

One problem with studying faking is that such a study relies on asking people about behavior they are not necessarily proud of. People don't like to admit they lie. Ask them if they lied, and odds are they will lie and say they haven't.

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