What's 'normal' in sexual fantasies

A new study has claimed that fantasizing about few sexual activities might not be normal.

The study associated with University of Montreal suggested that hoping for sex with two women was common but fantasizing about golden showers was not.

Christian Joyal, lead author of the study, said that clinically, they knew what pathological sexual fantasies involved non-consenting partners, they could induce pain, or they were absolutely necessary in deriving satisfaction.

The study approaches 1,517 Quebec adults (799 men and 718 women; mean age 30 years) responded to a questionnaire describing their sexual fantasies, as well as describing their favorite fantasy in detail (hybrid quantitative and qualitative research design).

The study showed that men had more fantasies and described them more vividly than women. The study also informed that a significant proportion of women (30percent to 60percent) evoked themes associated with submission.

One of the most intriguing findings has to do with the significant number of unique male fantasies, for example, regarding shemales, anal sex among heterosexuals, and the idea of watching their partner have sex with another man. Evolutionary biological theories cannot explain these fantasies, which, among males, are typically desires.

The study is published in Journal of Sexual Medicine.