Falling Asleep After Sex Means You Might Be In Love
Good Science? Or Gender Stereotyping?
Sleep and sex. The two go together like chocolate and milk, or hipsters and messenger bags. But new research suggests that some men actually fall asleep after intercourse as a way to avoid talking about their feelings.
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Researchers at the University of Michigan and Albright College examined what they call the Post Coital Time Interval (PCTI) and found that people whose partners crave cuddle and affection time after sex generally fall asleep the fastest.
"The more one's partner was likely to fall asleep after sex, the stronger the desire for bonding," says Daniel Kruger, the study's lead researcher.
The study asked over 450 university students about their post-coital activities and desires and found that, while men don't necessarily fall asleep any faster than women, the people who were left awake by their bud buddy tended to want cuddles and pillow talk.
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The study's hypothesis? Falling asleep may be a cheap excuse to get out of talking about more serious matters than sex.
"Falling asleep before one's partner may be a non-conscious way to foreclose on any commitment conversation after sex," the researchers write.
But there is one way to keep your man awake: don't have sex with him. The study also found that women were more likely to fall asleep first when there was no nookie.
