Cosmopolitan – Fri, May 31, 2013 4:12 PM PHT
Masturbation, especially for women, is a bit of a taboo subject. Which is why we were ecstatic to receive some pretty encouraging facts and figures about the country's self-loving habits...
Yup, thanks to the clever folks at Bondara, we now have a pretty good idea of what turns us on when we're flying solo - not to mention how long it takes the average person to (ahem) finish up.
62% of women surveyed revealed that they liked to masturbate at least three times a week - which, if you do some quick maths, works out at 156 times a year. But their self-loving sessions aren't the long drawn out affairs you might imagine; in fact, 1 in 7 of us get the job done in less than 5 minutes.
That's like an orgasm SPRINT, isn't it?
So who do women like to picture when we're getting down to business with me, myself and I? Let's take a look...
Partner - 65%
Friend - 14%
Boss - 3%
Colleague - 2%
Celebrity - 6%
Mysterious 'Other' - 10%
Friend - 14%
Boss - 3%
Colleague - 2%
Celebrity - 6%
Mysterious 'Other' - 10%
Pretty intriguing, huh? We genuinely predicted that celebrity would rank far higher on the stats list than it did!
When it comes to deciding WHERE we're going to masturbate, the majority of us stick to what we know, with 99% of those polled admitting they like to stay in the bedroom.
But, when asked where ELSE they like to get down and dirty, the answers women gave were pretty varied...
Bedroom - 99%
Bathroom - 80%
Living Room - 75%
Outdoors - 31%
Car - 25%
Work - 22%
Kitchen - 21%
Bathroom - 80%
Living Room - 75%
Outdoors - 31%
Car - 25%
Work - 22%
Kitchen - 21%
Yup, work. Work! Now THAT would take some doing, wouldn't it?
37% of women polled also admitted they like to masturbate while looking at themselves in the mirror (the true meaning of self-love!) and, when asked how often they used a sex toy when masturbating, 32 percent of women said they used a sex toy most of the time (75% of the time) 28 percent used one half of the time (50%) and a further 19 percent used one all of the time (100%).
Chris Simms, Managing Director at Bondara.co.uk said: “It is becoming widely acknowledged that sex toys significant increase women’s ability to reach orgasm so it is not surprising that many women now consider them to be the perfect masturbation companion.”
And the most encouraging stats of all?
Masturbation has in the past been regarded as a perversion, but this survey revealed that attitudes towards the practise have changed, with the majority of men and women viewing it as a normal part of a healthy sex life.
Only 1 percent of women and 2 percent of men agreed that ‘masturbation is not appropriate when you are in a relationship’ with the majority, 74 percent of women and 65 percent of men strongly disagreeing with the statement.
When asked whether or not their partner masturbated, 65 percent of women said definitely and a further 13 percent answered probably. Only 8 percent were unsure or said no. Similarly, 58 percent of men thought their partner definitely masturbated, 15 percent thought they probably did and only 16 percent were unsure or said no.
As far as having open discussions with their partner on the subject was concerned, 90 percent of women and 88 percent of men agreed with the statement ‘I am comfortable discussing masturbation with my partner.’
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