Aladdin Sane

These questions were recently asked of a thousand women across the United States. I'm curious if the results here will mirror the national results. Please do not look at the national poll results until AFTER you have taken the poll.


Here's the poll:
Women Only
1. How long would you be willing to give up sex for a closet full of new apparel?
1 day
1 week
1 month
3 months
6 months
8 months
12 months
14 months
16 months
18 months
20 months
24 months
30 months
32 months
36 months

2. Would it be worse to lose your favorite article of clothing or give up sex for a month?
Lose my favorite article of clothing
Give up sex for one month

3. Which is more reliable in giving you confidence and making you feel sexy:
My favorite article of clothing
My Man

4. How long have you had your favorite article of clothing?
How long did your longest relationship last?

For national results go to http://www.foxnews.com/printer_frien...250713,00.html

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maleficent

1. How long would you be willing to give up sex for a closet full of new apparel?
12 months

it's been almost a year anyhow - so for a new wardrobe - sure why not - just as long as i don't have to shop for it -shopping is boring

2. Would it be worse to lose your favorite article of clothing or give up sex for a month?
Lose my favorite article of clothing

See above
3. Which is more reliable in giving you confidence and making you feel sexy:
My favorite article of clothing
No man - so my red tshirt that the gay art director told me i looked hot in will do


4. How long have you had your favorite article of clothing?
ummm- most everything new in my closet is just a month or so old

5. How long did your longest relationship last?
2 years

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abaya

1. How long would you be willing to give up sex for a closet full of new apparel?
Umm, 6 months is the shortest time? I'd go for a couple of weeks, tops. And yes, I agree with Mal... only if the wardrobe comes out of thin air and fits me perfectly, because I hate shopping for clothes.

2. Would it be worse to lose your favorite article of clothing or give up sex for a month?
Give up sex for a month, by far.

3. Which is more reliable in giving you confidence and making you feel sexy:
From those two options? My man
But I'd like to think sexiness comes from within.

4. How long have you had your favorite article of clothing?
I don't really have a favorite article of clothing. I lose or shrink everything that I like too much, so I don't get attached to clothes. Maybe an old sweatshirt, or my flannel sleep pants (neither of which make me feel sexy)?

5. How long did your longest relationship last?
Going on 3 years... we're married.

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Sultana

1. Since there is no option of less than 6 months, I'll take:
6 months.

2. What would be worse:
Giving up the sex. Nothing in my closet costs more than $120, and fortunately I can afford to spend that nearly any time I want to.

3. More reliable:
Well, I kinda have to say the clothing, because my man-partner has ALWAYS told me I'm sexy and all that, and I have a hard time believing such a biased perspective. :P

4. How long have I had my fav. article of clothing? Hard to say, my "favorite" changes with the weather, opportunity to wear it...I'll say 1.5 years, to be safe.

My longest relationship is over 15 years old.

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cadre

1. How long would you be willing to give up sex for a closet full of new apparel?
1 month, but I probably wouldn't last that long

2. Would it be worse to lose your favorite article of clothing or give up sex for a month?
Give up sex for one month (that would be terrible, unless I got a new wardrobe, then I could deal )

3. Which is more reliable in giving you confidence and making you feel sexy:
My Man, clothing changes day to day but my SO is always making me feel sexy

4. How long have you had your favorite article of clothing?
a couple years maybe?

How long did your longest relationship last?
let's see..we're on our 15th month now

(now to see the national answers)

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Gilda

1. How long would you be willing to give up sex for a closet full of new apparel?

I think I could make it a month. I've gone that long before. Unlike a couple of the ladies above, I'd want to do the shopping myself; I enjoy the process as much as the product.

2. Would it be worse to lose your favorite article of clothing or give up sex for a month?

Lose my favorite article of clothing

3. Which is more reliable in giving you confidence and making you feel sexy:

This was a no-brainer. My favorite article of clothing.

4. How long have you had your favorite article of clothing?

About 15 years.

5. How long did your longest relationship last?

I'm assuming this means romantic relationship; for that the answer is six years so far. Longest relationship period would be 21 years, with my sister.

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Willravel

This is fascinating. I'd give up all my clothes, including what I'm wearing, in like 3 minutes if sex was involved. I'd never give up sex for the promise of some new clothes. Maybe there is something to this difference between men and women. Interesting thread, AS.

alvinsate

In that case.. hmmm I would not get my clothes off.. I can manage even if I have a clothes hehehe..
But it is nicer if the clothes are off.. naked all..

Aladdin Sane

You have stumbled upon my point. In these matters, men and women as SOOOOOO different. For me, it's the reverse: I would give up a closet full of clothes for good sex, but never in a brazillion years would I give up sex for clothing.

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abaya

Ummm... not all of the women who answered were keen on clothing over sex. I do NOT value my ratty old flannel pajama pants over sex, believe me. And that is the only article of clothing that could be labeled my "favorite..." and it's a piece of crap.

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randygurl

I think this is interesting too, but may need a little clarification. Such as: if we were giving up sex, would we still be able to masterbate? Assuming that we could, my answers are as follows:

1. 6 months
2. sex for one month
3. my favorite article of clothing (I have no man at present)
4. 1 year for clothing and 3 years for relationship

Supple Cow

1. How long would you be willing to give up sex for a closet full of new apparel?

No.

2. Would it be worse to lose your favorite article of clothing or give up sex for a month?

Give up sex for one month

3. Which is more reliable in giving you confidence and making you feel sexy:

The clothes, but it's not just one favorite thing, the man encourages that feeling almost as often.

4. How long have you had your favorite article of clothing?

8 months

How long did your longest relationship last?

9 months and counting

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Sultana

Interesting point, I wonder if I could motivate my guy to get rid of a few old things of his I hate with an undisguised reward of sex? I'd so be willing to do that.

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Jinn

As women are not all the same, neither are men.

I don't agree with will at all, and I'm a guy.

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Jozrael

I'm with Will.

And I'm a virgin.

ShaniFaye

1. How long would you be willing to give up sex for a closet full of new apparel?
1 day

2. Would it be worse to lose your favorite article of clothing or give up sex for a month?
Give up sex for one month

3. Which is more reliable in giving you confidence and making you feel sexy:

My Man

4. How long have you had your favorite article of clothing?

I dont really have a "fav"
How long did your longest relationship last? 16 years

I would just like to say no way in hell would I pick clothes over sex, I'd rather just be naked the rest of my life than give up sex

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Aladdin Sane

Of course, not all women yadda yadda yaddy.
But according to the national poll, a majority of women seem to have a preference for clothing over sex. I seriously doubt you would find anything like that among men.

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Sultana

Try a similar poll with WoW vs. sex for men. Or computer stuff. Or car stuff.

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At night, the ice weasels come." -

Matt Groening

My goal? To fulfill my potential.

Willravel

I'd give up my computer in a heartbeat. Or my car. Or my left arm.

The idea is priorities.

Aladdin Sane

As would most men. I'd lay money on it.

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Jozrael

Yea. WoW? Don't make me laugh...a lot of the people on there have never been outside of their own computer's porn and WoW. The chance for real sex? I think they'd go into cardiac arrest and lose the chance for both.

(Yes, I know there are a number of well-adjusted men with girlfriends/wives who support their playing on there).

Cars? A very small minority who value it over sex. I know....maybe -one- friend who could even think about it.


..........................and he has a very nice car >_>. xD. I'd never be able to even hesitate.

Computers? Well, that's a tad harder. There are plenty of people who do like their computers. We have to give up all electronics for x amount of time compared to sex for x amount of time? I think a bunch of us (including me) would rotate it.

As for rest of our lives? Bye bye, laptop . No question. I'm having babies (xD). (A very big secondary thing is, ya know, the sex. xD).

mixedmedia

Here's the poll:
Women Only
1. How long would you be willing to give up sex for a closet full of new apparel?
1 week

2. Would it be worse to lose your favorite article of clothing or give up sex for a month?
Give up sex for one month

3. Which is more reliable in giving you confidence and making you feel sexy:
My Man

4. How long have you had your favorite article of clothing?
2 years

How long did your longest relationship last?
12 years

I'm not that much into clothes...at least, not outerwear.

But it didn't ask if we would give up a closet full of clothes for good sex. This poll is sounding like it has an agenda.

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Halx

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Sultana

See, in my typical female way, I meant my input as "Ask how many men would pass up the opportunity to nuture their relationship with a current or potential SO which provides the opportunity for sex, in order to spend that time instead on WoW, cars, or computer stuff, which will reduce their potential for sexual encounters."

heh.

Like MM, I think this poll presents a decidedly biased presentation.

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onodrim

Women Only
1. How long would you be willing to give up sex for a closet full of new apparel?
One month at the most, and I have doubts that I could last that long.

2. Would it be worse to lose your favorite article of clothing or give up sex for a month?
Definitely give up sex for a month. I don't really get attached to clothes, but I like sex.

3. Which is more reliable in giving you confidence and making you feel sexy:
My man, no question.

4. How long have you had your favorite article of clothing?
Two years at the most, I can't really think of a specific favorite, and my clothes have a fairly high turn over rate. (Not because I'm obsessed with having the latest fashion, but simply because I always manage to destroy them )

How long did your longest relationship last?
Seven years and counting.

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snowy

1. How long would you be willing to give up sex for a closet full of new apparel?
I don't really like my clothes. But I like getting new ones. So I would probably be willing to go a couple of months to get new ones. I'm also poor, so a new wardrobe would be a great savings.

2. Would it be worse to lose your favorite article of clothing or give up sex for a month? See above. As I'm not a great fan of the wardrobe I have, giving up sex for a month would be more traumatic.

3. Which is more reliable in giving you confidence and making you feel sexy:
make-up

4. How long have you had your favorite article of clothing?

I've actually lost a lot of my favorite articles of clothing. I'd say my favorite is a plain old white longsleever from the Gap. I've had it for 8 years. But it's easily replaceable for $15.

How long did your longest relationship last?
1.5 years in three days

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bloody_rose20

1. How long would you be willing to give up sex for a closet full of new apparel?
-1 day (only because I am not materialistic like most women out there. Plus, I like getting fucked just as much as any guy out there.)

2. Would it be worse to lose your favorite article of clothing or give up sex for a month?
-Give up sex for one month

3. Which is more reliable in giving you confidence and making you feel sexy:
-My Man

4. How long have you had your favorite article of clothing?
-My favorite article of clothing ended up not fitting me because it was a pair of pants when I was 13. I don't have a favorite article of clothign anymore.

5. How long did your longest relationship last?
-Before the one I am in now? About 9 months.


The one I am in now, by the way is happily going on 2 1/2 years

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