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Women are more reluctant to have sex immediately, a tendency which can be seen in many female animals explained by female overall choosiness. Among fresh couples, men desired sex earlier in a relationship (M 28% vs W 3% were "reluctant virgins" in such relationships).<ref> | Women are more reluctant to have sex immediately, a tendency which can be seen in many female animals explained by female overall choosiness. Among fresh couples, men desired sex earlier in a relationship (M 28% vs W 3% were "reluctant virgins" in such relationships).<ref>McCabe MP. 1987. ''Desired and experienced levels of premarital affection and sexual intercourse during dating.'' Journal of Sex Research. 23(1):23-33. [[https://doi.org/10.1080/00224498709551339 Abstract]]</ref> | ||
Cohen and Shotland (1996) computed correlations between when people thought sex should start and when they actually began having sex. For the men, the correlation was not significant (r = .19), which implies they had no say, whereas for women the correlation was very high (r = .88). Moreover, women [[#93.25_of_women_preferred_being_asked_out_on_a_date_rather_than_doing_the_asking|rarely initiate, and hence get to choose]]. Hence it is likely that women cause this pattern somewhat more than men.<ref>Cohen LL, Shotland RL. 1996. ''Timing of first sexual intercourse in a relationship: Expectations, experiences, and perceptions of others.'' Journal of Sex Research. 33(4):291-9. [[https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499609551846 Abstract]]</ref> | |||
Women's waiting and reluctance to mate is called ''coyness''. It has been proposed that women use this behavior to evaluate the man's suitability as provider (McNamara 2008, Wachtmeister 1999),<ref>Wachtmeister, C.A. and Enquist, M., 1999. ''The evolution of female coyness–trading time for information.'' [[https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2008.1273 Abstract]]</ref><ref>McNamara, J.M., Fromhage, L., Barta, Z. and Houston, A.I.. 2008. ''The optimal coyness game.'' [[https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1439-0310.1999.00487.x Abstract]]</ref> but also to ensure that there is still an opportunity for a better mating opportunities arise in the meanwhile. | |||
===Disorders=== | ===Disorders=== | ||