In the study, women showed more implicit desire for sex after watching particularly tender scenes from Titanic and Indecent Proposal than they did after viewing sexually explicit clips. Men’s desire, on the other hand, took a nosedive after watching the mushy movies; the guys wanted sex much less following sentimental fare than when they saw X-rated scenes or boring documentary clips.
Why might romantic movies rev up her motor? Women’s sexual motivation seems to be triggered more by a relationship-based context than an overly sexual one, says study author Marieke Dewitte, Ph.D.
It’s all evolutional: Women needed to be more tuned in to what went on relationship-wise before agreeing to knock boots with a handsome caveman. That's because a partner that stuck close by could help increase the survival chances of their baby Neanderthals.
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