According to recent research from the University of Kansas, 68 percent of women have faked at some point reaching the peak of sexual arousal. The truth is that, thanks to this, they would enjoy greater confidence, self-esteem and physical health, since they are the benefits of acting altruistically. And it is that increasing the pleasure of others without expecting anything in return is the main reason that leads women to overact in bed . Along with the white lie are three other less compelling reasons, a new study published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior has revealed.
Faking a physiological reaction of such dimensions is not an easy task, since the cascade of sexual tension is not only accompanied by gestures, screams and jerky movements, but also by other uncontrollable bodily responses such as dilated pupils and reddening of the skin. . However, there are many people, mostly women, who choose to exaggerate the sexual satisfaction sought by their lover, with motivations, to date, as unknown as the biological function of the female orgasm itself.
The limited research in this regard led the team of scientists at Temple University in Philadelphia (USA) to look for the specific reasons behind this dishonest behavior. In their analysis, they consulted a sample of 481 heterosexual women between 18 and 32 years old, all of them sexually active and given to simulate orgasms during intercourse or oral sex, about the reason for the pretense. The team came up with four distinct causes , which are the following (in order of importance):
– “Altruistic deception”: faking an orgasm to increase the satisfaction of the partner and avoid worries.
– “Finish the sexual act”: fake an orgasm to accelerate the male climax, since it is commonly considered as a conclusive point.
– “Fear and insecurity”: faking an orgasm to avoid negative feelings and camouflage certain sexual dysfunctions such as anorgasmia or lack of sexual desire.
– “Increase your own excitement”: pretend because it is pleasant, exciting or morbid.
Based on the results, the authors of the work affirm that pretending an orgasm is not associated with submission, as was traditionally believed, but quite the opposite, since it gives women control of the sexual act towards the achievement of calculated objectives that, in case of not hiding sexual pathologies, they do not suppose any problem.
