Men think about sex 13 times a day. Women?

That still sounds like rather a lot to me. Unless of course we’re talking about a woman whose partner is asking her for sex 13 times and day and she’s saying ‘are you serious, I’m late for work”. Does that count as ‘thinking about sex’?

Or maybe she’s saying ‘yes please’ five times a day and they’re rocking each other’s socks off. Or rocks off. Or something.

Anyway, the Telegraph reports…

Researchers found the average male turns their thoughts to sexual intercourse 13 times a day – a total of 4,745 times every year.

Almost a third even admitted it is often the first thing they think about when they wake up in the mornings.

In comparison, women think about sex just five times day – or 1,825 times a year. But when it comes to actually having sex, men have to make do with it an average of just twice a week, or 104 times a year.

A spokesman for market research company www.Onepoll.com said: ”Men are well-known for thinking about sex a lot, but to find out exactly how often is staggering. ”It seems blokes have sex on the brain whether they are going through a dry spell or jumping between the sheets on a regular basis. They can’t even get away from the sexy thoughts when they first wake up in the morning. So when you catch your man staring into space, you know what he’s likely to be thinking about.”

Really? Romantic music and cooking? In my humble experience, Enya and a roast chicken aren’t usually required ‘to try and get a guy into bed’. Usually, refraining from barking “I’M TIRED! NOW GET YOUR HAND OFF MY BOOB” is be all the green light that’s required.

How many times a day do you think about sex? And do you think 13 sounds about right for men? Come on, I know there are stacks of blokes who read Mamamia. Speak up. Tell us if you do have sex on the brain or whether this is a tedious stereotype.

Also – a side question. If the average male thinks about sex 13 times a day (presumably he is thinking he wants it) then does that mean gay men are more sexually satisfied than straight ones?