Womens Orgasm Tied to Mens Wealth

Well gents, when it comes to chicks, it's not what you've got in your pocket that matters, but what you've got in your pocketbook.  Your lady's propensity to orgasm is directly linked to your wallet.  So says a 2009 study of five thousand women showing a strong correlation between the reported wealth of their mates and the number of orgasms they experience.  Humbling, I know.

The study, a statistical analysis of data collected from the Chinese Health and Family Life Survey, looked at women, aged 20-64, representing 60 different regions in China, and controlled for such factors as female age, educational attainment, happiness, health, relationship duration, regional differences, and differences between partners in educational attainment and wealth.  Researchers found that the wealthier the male, the more orgasms their female partners reported.  Due to the sensitive nature of the survey, takers were allowed to answer privately and anonymously.

Despite being able to control a large number of variables, the study's authors did admit that the results could be due to response bias.  In other words, it is possible that women with frequent orgasms over-reported their partner's wealth or that women with perceived "high-quality" mates over-reported climax frequency.

This study is important because it adds credence to a controversial view on female orgasm.  A split within evolutionary biology circles pits those that believe female orgasm is an adaptive trait, serving a role in securing high-quality mates, and those that think it is simply a by-product of the ejaculatory response in men.  Seriously folks, this is a big issue.

These results seem to support the adaptive view, as earning power and wealth could be perceived by women as high-quality survival traits.  Biologically speaking then, women might respond functionally to this advantage, leading to a favorable sexual response: The Big O.

Although at least one interpretation has any desirable trait increasing the frequency of female orgasm, I don't think it's that simple.  I don't believe that physical attractiveness or education level are necessarily associated with survival success, but financial wealth certainly is.

By no means does this Chinese study make a definitive correlation.  It does, however, open the door for further investigation.  An interesting point is that the cohort (Chinese women), despite having many cultural differences from western women, may represent females as a whole.  A 1989 study showed that women across 27 countries placed high value on resource acquisition, or buying power, in potential mates.

What can I say?  I love this study, because...well, it's something we men have always suspected, especially judging (on our end) by what she is doing with him.  And now we know.

Chocolate Stress Cure

Listen up, ladies: Eating chocolate may decrease the stress response. Ooh...got your attention didn't I? You heard right, a small amount of dark chocolate a day can keep stress at bay.

According to a recent study done at the Nestle Research Center in Lausanne, Switzerland, eating about an ounce and a half of dark chocolate a day for two weeks reduced the levels of stress hormones in highly stressed people. Dang! That sounds like the cure for me.

Dark chocolate is rich in bioactive compounds. It contains flavonols--antioxidants found in dark vegetables. Dark chocolate has eight times more antioxidants than do strawberries. Since dark chocolate is only sugar and fat mixed with cacao, or "chocolate liquor"--it's a purer form than milk chocolate, white chocolate, or sweet chocolate. Some other health benefits of dark chocolate:

• lowers blood pressure
• balances some hormones
• lowers cholesterol
• stimulates production of phenylethylamine (PEA), which is also produced during female orgasm, and therefore gives feelings of pleasure

Now I know what you're thinking: If a little dark chocolate is good, then a five pound block is better, right? No, no, no...too much sugar, and remember that the chocolate we eat is also mixed with fat, so the recommendation is an ounce and a half per day (the picture to the right shows a 1.5 oz. bar). That's it. A little chocolate every day, less stress, more pleasure--what more could you need?