Slutty Behavior = Friendliness?

By Jess

Everybody thinks they totally understand slutty people. When we hear about a guy or a girl who has a knack for falling into other people’s beds, we all immediately become psychologists.

They don’t like themselves. They’re looking for acceptance, a father figure, someone to mother them. They’re afraid of love, of commitment, of being appreciated—I mean, I could go on for hours.

But what if a lot of our promiscuous peers were just…friendly?

A new study by “Patrick and Charlotte Markey of Villanova and Rutgers universities, respectively,” sheds some interesting light on personality traits verses licentious actions. It seems that people who get around are either “cold” (as in distant, bitchy, and emotionless) or “warm” (as in friendly, nice, open), with “very few people falling in between”.

While it certainly isn’t news that people who sleep around can often be characterized as “cold”, the idea that other promiscuous beings are just really friendly is something completely new.

“Some people might sleep with multiple partners not because they are selfish,” explains one of the researchers, “but because they view sexual activity as an extremely warm activity and want to share it with others.”

I prefer showing my friendliness through a hug or handshake, but if getting naked and having sex is how you do it, then more power to you, my friend.

…Just make sure you’ve got a bag full of condoms before heading out to that social function.