Study: How many dates before sex?

Ashley Wells, Seven, Wisdom Quarterly; Kelly Bourdet, Refinery29 (Shine.Yahoo, 9-13-13)

Look, you're a nice girl and all, but I just want to wait and get to know you a little better.

  

Conservative mystery date (TMW)

A study...from Business Insider and Survey Monkey delves deep into the ever-changing connection between sex and love in America. 

 

And while this is by no means an academic study, it does offer some interesting insights into our romantic lives.

Let's get sexually statistical (Business Insider)

How are we finding dates? No surprise, online dating is a growing means of meeting that special someone. How are we asking people out? Apparently, a text message dinner-and-drive-in invite is becoming increasingly prevalent. 

Nothing too crazy there, but the most interesting trends have to do with what we want (physically) out of our dating lives and when, exactly, we want it. More

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"Masters of Sex" (video)

CC Liu, Wisdom Quarterly; Showtime

Well lock the door, for sure, don't make noise, hide the evidence, and no pictures...

WARNING: Scientific "smut," not for prudish temperaments. May be arousing and/or offensive to sensitive viewers. Oh, grow up; this is the Kama Loka!

Sex researchers Dr. William Masters (Michael Sheen) and Virginia Johnson (Lizzy Caplan) were a real life couple whose groundbreaking scientific research helped start an American conversation about sex that ignited a sexual revolution. The series premiere on their lives and seminal work, "Masters of Sex," on cable channel Showtime is September 29, 2013 at 10:00 pm ET/PT. Also starring Beau Bridges.