How important is reading erotica to your sex life? Very important Somewhat important Not very important 1657 911 254 58.7% 32.3% 9.0% 4646 2742 959 55.7% 32.9% 11.5% Total Votes : 2822        8347 (Original May 12th 2003, updated in March 2005) How often do you make love to your partner? Just about every day At least 3 times a week At least once a week Around once a month Once a year It's been over a year It's been over 2 years It's been over 3 years Never, I'm a virgin 544 918 1226 683 103 117 82 247 823 11.5% 19.4% 25.8% 14.4% 2.2% 2.5% 1.7% 5.2% 17.4% 1364 2082 2971 1891 492 327 227 717 1740 11.5% 17.6% 25.2% 16.0% 4.2% 2.8% 1.9% 6.1% 14.7% Total Votes : 4743        11811 (Original May 19th 2003, updated in March 2005) What age range do you fit into? Under 18 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66-75 Over 75 244 1223 1170 1126 1185 749 277 71 4.0% 20.2% 19.4% 18.6% 19.6% 12.4% 4.6% 1.2% Total Votes : 6045 - - - (Week of May 26th 2003) What is your gender and persuasion? I'm a straight male I'm a gay male I'm a bi male I'm a straight female I'm a lesbian female I'm a bi female None of the above I'm a transvestite 3903 50 717 305 78 200 47 73.6% 0.9% 13.5% 5.8% 1.5% 3.8% 0.9% Total Votes : 5300 - - - (Week of June 2nd 2003) How old were you when you first had sex? Pre-teen 13-15 16-18 19-21 22-25 26-30 over 30 770 1102 1683 1037 368 120 162 14.7% 21.0% 32.1% 19.8% 7.0% 2.3% 3.1% Total Votes : 5242 - - - (Week of June 9th 2003) How often do you reach orgasm while reading erotic stories? Always Almost always Sometimes Almost never Never have 1050 1462 940 138 227 27.5% 38.3% 24.6% 3.6% 5.9% Total Votes : 3817 - - - (Week of June 16th 2003) Which type of fantasy appeals to you the most? Adultery Beastiality Bisexuality Bondage/domination Forced sex Group sex Incest Interracial sex Sex with a stranger Underage sex 524 904 519 318 743 585 1759 540 338 1518 6.8% 11.7% 6.7% 4.1% 9.6% 7.6% 22.7% 7.0% 4.4% 19.6% Total Votes : 7748 - - - (Week of June 23rd 2003) Was your first sexual intercourse... A quickie, slam, bang, done? Romatic and tender? Long, multiple times and satisfying? Not so good? A painful memory? 1138 977 516 710 220 32.0% 27.4% 14.5% 19.9% 6.2% Total Votes : 3561 - - - (Week of June 30th 2003) If you knew that your partner would say yes, what would you most like to try? A threesome with same sex A threesome with partner's sex Sex in a public place Sex out of doors Anal sex Oral sex Bondage sex Watersports Mutual Dildo Sex Something else kinky 1170 3400 425 302 1036 283 327 347 217 652 14.3% 41.7% 5.2% 3.7% 12.7% 3.5% 4.0% 4.3% 2.7% 8.0% Total Votes : 8159 - - - (Week of July 14th 2003) What kind of story do you like to read most? Pick the category you like best. Romantic Lesbian Gay Beasty Nonconsensual Incest Interracial Sci-Fi Impregnation Youth 280 458 95 672 872 1461 525 56 668 926 4.7% 7.6% 1.6% 11.2% 14.5% 24.3% 8.7% 0.9% 11.1% 15.4% Total Votes : 6013 - - - (Week of July 21st 2003) Have you ever fantasized about sharing your mate with another? Yes, all the time. Yes, I've fantasized about it and would do it if the opportunity were right. Yes, with a friend I know. Yes, with someone at work. I've had vague thoughts of doing so. Since I've been reading stories about it, I've thought about what it would be like. I've fantasized about it, but would never actually go through with it. No. I've never considered it; I want my lover all to myself! 490 1136 125 28 193 228 458 689 14.6% 33.9% 3.7% 0.8% 5.8% 6.8% 13.7% 20.6% Total Votes : 3347 - - - (Week of July 28th 2003) A reader asked us. "What is the normal length of a couple's lovemaking? So we're asking you, how long does intercourse last between you and your lover, from beginning to end? 1 munite 3 minutes 5 minutes 10 minutes 20 minutes 30 minutes 1 hour 2 hours For as long as I like. 44 105 257 570 932 891 614 164 422 1.1% 2.6% 6.4% 14.2% 23.3% 22.3% 15.3% 4.1% 10.6% Total Votes : 4000 - - - (Week of August 18th 2003) So what's your living arrangements these days? Married Divorced Single Living together 1730 328 1012 268 51.8% 9.8% 30.3% 8.0% Total Votes : 3338 - - - (Week of August 25th 2003) How inclined would you be to have same-sex, sex, if the opportunity and person presented themselves? Very Possibly Not very likely No way, eewww! 1093 1068 917 1798 22.4% 21.9% 18.8% 36.9% Total Votes : 4877 - - - (Week of September 1st 2003) Here's a voyeur question. Have you ever witnessed another couple having sex? And we don't mean on video, but in real life. Yes I have. I watched until they were done. Yes I have, I watched for a few moments. Yes I have, but I only caught a glimpse. No, I never have. 1106 337 344 1141 37.8% 11.5% 11.7% 39.0% Total Votes : 2928 - - - (Week of September 8th 2003) How many different sex partners have you had in your life time? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 More than 10 More than 20 667 415 398 265 306 245 176 246 968 1660 12.5% 7.8% 7.4% 5.0% 5.7% 4.6% 3.3% 4.6% 18.1% 31.1% Total Votes : 5346 - - - (Week of September 15th 2003) Have you ever been caught masturbating? Yes, by a parent. Yes, by a sibling. Yes, by a friend of the family. Yes, by a stranger. Yes, by your spouse. Yes, by your children. Nope, never have. 1008 558 285 290 1003 191 2231 19.6% 9.8% 5.0% 5.1% 17.7% 3.4% 39.4% Total Votes : 5666 - - - (Week of September 22nd 2003) A question for our straight visitors: Have you ever had a same sex experience? Not necessarily all the way, but some sort of contact. Yes, once. Yes, more than once. No, never. 676 1155 1602 19.7% 33.6% 46.7% Total Votes : 3433 - - - (Week of October 13th 2003) How good is your lover in bed? Wildly good! Okay. Boring. We're not doing it anymore. I don't have one. 1307 1397 601 597 1195 25.6% 27.4% 11.8% 11.7% 23.4% Total Votes : 5097 - - - (Week of October 27th 2003) A question for the men or their women. How long is your dong? Messuring along the top from base to tip, how long are you? No cheating, be honest! Less than 3 inches. 4 inches or less. 5 inches or less. 6 inches or less. 7 inches or less. 8 inches or less. 9 inches or less. 10 inches or less. 11 inches or less. Longer than 11 inches. 55 178 770 2826 2779 1221 361 97 39 112 0.7% 2.1% 9.1% 33.5% 32.9% 14.5% 4.3% 1.1% 0.5% 1.3% Total Votes : 8438 - - - (Week of November 10th 2003) How long did you wait after first meeting your mate before you had intercourse? We did it the day we met. Within a week of meeting. Within the first month. Sometime during our first year. After we were engaged. After we were married. 784 851 1288 1340 182 494 15.9% 17.2% 26.1% 27.1% 3.7% 10.0% Total Votes : 4940 - - - (Week of November 24th 2003) How often has your partner masturbated you to orgasm? Never. Only once. A few times. More times than I can remember. 912 228 1759 2342 17.4% 4.4% 33.6% 44.7% Total Votes : 5241 - - - (Week of December 8th 2003) Have you ever received a full-blown orgasm during oral sex with your lover? Because age could make the difference, we've divided this question up between people under and over 25. I'm under 25, and yes I have, once. I'm under 25, yes, more than once. I'm under 25, and no I haven't. I'm over 25, and yes I have, once. I'm over 25, yes, more than once. I'm over 25, and no I haven't. 143 627 532 337 3378 706 2.5% 11.0% 9.3% 5.9% 59.0% 12.3% Total Votes : 5723 - - - (Week of December 15th 2003) A reader was concerned by how much he still masturbated even over 40, so we asked our readers: How often do you masturbate? By age group and frequency. Male under 40: I do it a lot. Male under 40: Not too much Male over 40: I do it a lot. Male over 40: Not too much. Female under 40: I do it a lot. Female under 40: Not too much. Female over 40: I do it a lot. Female over 40: Not too much. 2007 169 1817 318 296 48 109 25 41.9% 3.5% 37.9% 6.6% 1.0% 2.3% 0.5% Total Votes : 4789 - - - (Week of December 22nd 2003) How secretive are you about your erotic story reading experience? I share with my mate. A couple of friends know. Absolutley no one knows. 1020 820 2686 22.5% 18.1% 59.3% Total Votes : 4527 - - - (Week of December 29th 2003) What if you met a hot looking stranger and you could only have one night together, and you had no access to protection? Would you have unprotected sex just that once, or let the opportunity slip by? Female: Yes, I would do it. Female: No, I would let it slip by. Male: Yes, I would do it. Male: No, I would let it slip by. 356 375 2719 3038 5.5% 5.8% 41.9% 46.8% Total Votes : 6489 - - - (Week of Jauary 5th 2004) Kinky Sex: If you didn't have to worry about the consequences, what would be the most exciting sexual experience? Being watched while doing it. Doing it as one of a group. Doing it outside in the open. Doing it in public. Doing it anonymously to someone. Forcing someone. Being forced by someone. Being gently taken. Soft and romantic. None of the above. 701 2163 569 685 1595 1774 1304 263 495 630 6.9% 21.2% 5.6% 6.7% 15.7% 17.4% 12.8% 2.6% 4.9% 6.2% Total Votes : 10179 - - - (Week of Jauary 25th 2004) How long have you been visiting the archive? This is the first time. For a couple of months. For about 6 months. A year. Two Years. More than two years. Since the site opened back in 97. 183 528 542 1319 1582 2983 494 2.4% 6.9% 7.1% 17.3% 20.7% 39.1% 6.5% Total Votes : 7631 - - - (Week of February 8th, 2004) Since Incest stories seem to be so popular it occurred to us to ask if our readers ever had thoughts about having sex with a brother, sister or parent. Yes. No. 3673 3185 53.6% 46.4% Total Votes : 6859 - - - (Week of February 15th, 2004)