Studies show artsy types have most sex

[medjay]

Came across this story the other day. I dunno if this has already been talked about but here it is. . .

LONDON - Pablo Picasso, Lord Byron and Dylan Thomas had more in common than simple creativity. They also had active sex lives, which researchers said on Wednesday was no coincidence.

Professional artists and poets have about twice as many partners as other people, British psychologists have found.

Their creativity seems to act like a sexual magnet.

But Dr. Daniel Nettle, a psychologist at Newcastle University’s School of Biology, said it is a double-edge sword.

“Poets and artists have more sexual partners but they also have high rates of depression,” he told Reuters.

Nettle and his colleague Helen Clegg questioned 425 British men and women, including professional artists, poets and schizophrenic patients, about their creative activity, sexual encounters and mental health characteristics.

Although creative people have long been associated with active sex lives, the researchers believe their study is the first to back it up with research.

They found that professional artists and poets had between 4 and 10 sexual partners, while less creative people had an average of three.

“We found it in both the men and women which was quite a surprise to us,” said Nettle, who reported the finding in the journal “The Proceedings of the Royal Society (B).”

The study also showed that the average number of sexual partners increased as creative output went up. What the artists produce draws attention to them, which seems to enhance their sexual allure.

“It could be that very creative types lead a bohemian lifestyle and tend to act more on sexual impulses and opportunities, often purely for experience’s sake, than the average person would,” said Nettle.

The active sex lives of artists is often tolerated, even by long-term partners who are less likely to expect loyalty and fidelity from them, according to the researchers.

Picasso, Byron and Thomas were famous for their paintings and poetry and for their attraction to women.

“They illustrate some of the phenomena quite well — lots of acclaim and lots of women,” said Nettle.

There was a similar article that also linked high sexual activity with violent, aggressive and reckless behavior (i.e. thugs fuck more than nice guys) but I couldn't find a copy of it. Oh well.

 

[Lancecastor]

There's some evidence out there about hypothalmic development and correlation to "high risk" activity as well.

I've always found creative women more uh...creative. The flip side is they also tend to be less stable/reliable.

"ISO a hot fine arts major with an MBA for crzzzed monkey sex and high growth fiscal management."

 

[medjay]

There's some evidence out there about hypothalmic development and correlation to "high risk" activity as well.

I've always found creative women more uh...creative. The flip side is they also tend to be less stable/reliable.

"ISO a hot fine arts major with an MBA for crzzzed monkey sex and high growth fiscal management."

I was a theatre major in college and I've spent the last ten years or so working in various areas of the entertainment industry. Needless to say, I've dated a lot of artists, actresses, singers and dancers and such. And I can tell you that every single one of them was crazy in one way or another. Fun to hang around with until they flipped out or turned violent. I've learned my lesson and now I only fuck with civilians. My current lady is a social worker. Of course, as an artist myself, I have to consider the fact that she probably thinks I'm just as loopy.

 

[TWB]

I was a theatre major in college and I've spent the last ten years or so working in various areas of the entertainment industry. Needless to say, I've dated a lot of artists, actresses, singers and dancers and such. And I can tell you that every single one of them was crazy in one way or another. Fun to hang around with until they flipped out or turned violent. I've learned my lesson and now I only fuck with civilians. My current lady is a social worker. Of course, as an artist myself, I have to consider the fact that she probably thinks I'm just as loopy.

Hmm...social workers and psychologists were always nutso in my humble experience.

I heard people who drive BMW's have more sex than any other single car manufacturer's drivers.

 

[medjay]

I heard people who drive BMW's have more sex than any other single car manufacturer's drivers.

Apparently, divorced men over 40 have more sex than any other demographic group. That may tie in with the BMW thing.

 

[medjay]

Actually, these studies seem to contradict. Who's fucking more: Artists or divorced men over 40? Or maybe it's divorced male artists who drive BMW's?

 

[Lancecastor]

Apparently, divorced men over 40 have more sex than any other demographic group. That may tie in with the BMW thing.

That's good to hear on all fronts, as I'm competitive by nature.