New Study: "Sex With an Ex" common amongst almost half of young adults (17-24)

[Serious]

Jan. 22, 2013 — A new study finds that nearly half of older teenagers and young adults break up and get back together with previous dating partners and over half of this group have sex as part of the reconciliation process. This study was recently published in the Journal of Adolescent Research.

Researchers Sarah Halpern-Meekin, Wendy Manning, Peggy Giordano and Monica Longmore studied data on 792 daters and cohabiters ages 17 to 24, also known as "emerging adults." The researchers studied two relationship patterns specifically -- reconciliation with an ex, or breaking up and getting back together, and "sex with an ex," when couples break up, yet remain sexually involved.

Study authors found that approximately 44% of emerging adults who had been in a romantic relationship in the past two years had experienced at least one reconciliation with an ex romantic partner and 53% of those who reported reconciliations also reported having sex with their ex. Additionally, racial minorities in particular were even more likely to experience reconciliation or sexual relationships with previous romantic partners.

The study authors discussed the implications of reconciliations with previous romantic partners: "Emerging adults who reconcile may be prone to a behavior pattern that involves cycling through relationship formation… Furthermore, having sex with an ex may be problematic because former partners can have difficulty moving on from an old relationship or building new romantic attachments."

New study examines on/off relationships and 'sex with an ex' among teenagers and young adults


Nothing new, this fairly common amongst the young adult dating scene.

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

Ex p*ssy.

 

[88m3]

lol not surprised

feeble children

 

[Will2x]

Don't have to think too hard on this one. It's just easier to have sex with someone you've already had sex with it.

 

[Slaimon Khan Shah]

THIS I HOPE IS A GOOD THING.

 

[Julius Skrrvin]

'if you fukked her once, you can fukk her twice'- Schoolboy Q

 

[Box Cutta]

It's a great thing, isn't it?

It's like that p*ssy got a new coat of paint, but you go in without any of that "new partner" anxiety.

 

[Mr. Negative]

 

[ltheghost]

I have been guilty of this several times.....broke up with ole girl, a week later we were having making up sex all week. Broke up again, she got a boyfriend, I broke them up by having sex with her in his dorm room. The p*ssy was good. And I still left her in the end. oh well.

 

[CASHAPP]

BREAKING NEWS!!!

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[Julius Skrrvin]

racial minorities in particular were even more likely to experience reconciliation or sexual relationships with previous romantic partners.

This is the msot interesting thing here. Any potential explanations?

 

[the cac mamba]

 

[Gallo]

Ex p*ssy.

Can't do it. Most of my exes become psychos. Stalking and sh1t.

 

[LezJepzin]

If you're still fukking them, then you're still exclusive with them.

 

[tru_m.a.c]

If you're still fukking them, then you're still exclusive with them.