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Tuesday, February 6, 2007

What’s Better than Sex?

posted by on February 6 at 14:41 PM

New clothes—at least according to the ladies! Don’t believe me? Well, surely you’ll take the word of an impartial, altruistic consumer goods giant!

For most women, the choice between sex and a new wardrobe is simple—they go for the clothes.

Women on average say they would be willing to give up sex for 15 months for a closet full of new apparel, with 2 percent ready to abstain from sex for three years in exchange for new duds, according to a new survey of about 1,000 women in 10 U.S. cities.

Sixty-one percent of women polled said it would be worse to lose their favorite article of clothing than give up sex for a month…. Almost three-quarters of respondents, or 70 percent, also said they believed in love at first sight when it came to finding the perfect article of clothing, while only 54 percent of women were as confident in spotting the right man.

Nearly half of the women, or 48 percent, taking part in the survey by consumer products giant Unilever said their favorite article of clothing was more reliable than their man in giving them confidence and making them feel sexy.

The only person quoted in the story? That noted expert on women, Carson Kressley from “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.”

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1

Well, it depends on the man.

Posted by Will in Seattle | February 6, 2007 2:51 PM
2

I believe the article up till the last paragraph.

Though many a woman might be willing to give up the sex for the clothes, they aren't willing to give up the man altogether.

Posted by Lloyd Clydesdale | February 6, 2007 3:04 PM
3

FIFTEEN MONTHS??!! I agree a new outfit is nice but fifteen months is just an unreasonable amount of time. I'd rather have bad sex in 15 months than none.

What kind of assholes are these women with? I guess I'm luckier than I thought.

Posted by Baxter | February 6, 2007 3:05 PM
4

SEX SEX SEX!
Some women have awful lives I guess.
Poor honeys.

Posted by maria | February 6, 2007 3:16 PM
5

The only one I believe there is the love at first sight one. Obviously, if you see a shirt you like, well, that's all there is to it. If you see a man you think you like, you still have to get to know his personality, etc.

Incidentally, do these comment boxes flash back and forth between white and pink for anyone else?

Posted by Jessica | February 6, 2007 3:35 PM
6

It definitely depends on the man. Give up sex in general for fifteen months? Forget about it. Give up sex with my most recent ex-boyfriend? Yes, please.

Posted by keshmeshi | February 6, 2007 3:36 PM
7

I'd NEVER give up my man, but I'd give up sex for a new wardrobe in the blink of an eye, depending of course on the clothing involved. I wouldn't give it up for Old Navy or J. Crew, but for Yves St. Laurent or Lanvin? Hell to the yes.

Am I a woman?

Posted by Mark Mitchell | February 6, 2007 5:50 PM
8

Womanly?

Posted by Lloyd Clydesdale | February 6, 2007 6:50 PM
9

i'd give up sex for a kick ass wardrobe. i wouldn't break up with my boyfriend for it though. we wear about the same size, so we could share!

Posted by konstantConsumer | February 6, 2007 7:52 PM
10

Wormanly.

Posted by postergirl | February 6, 2007 7:59 PM
11

I'd give up my entire fucking wardrobe for a little sex. It's like crying cause you have no shoes and then meeting a man who has no feet.

Posted by madison | February 6, 2007 11:29 PM
12

I'd give up sex for a new wardrobe and then cheat on the wardrobe and have sex anyways.

Posted by Will in Seattle | February 7, 2007 12:55 AM
13

#12: Now *that's* womanly.

Posted by Gloria | February 7, 2007 1:49 AM
14

LOLOL @12 See...any intelligent woman would know that's the way to go.

Posted by JessB | February 7, 2007 7:40 AM
15

posterg@10 -- Hah! That's it. @11+ A sex-havin' woman would be happy enough that her man owns enough showers and clean changes of clothes.

Posted by Lloyd Clydesdale | February 7, 2007 9:39 AM
16

Shit, I'm not having sex now. I'd take a wardrode, at least some good would come of it. If I were in a relationship it might be a different story.

Posted by Papayas | February 7, 2007 10:51 AM
17

What kind of wardrobe are we talking about here? If we're talking about J.C. Penney, forget it. On the other hand, if we're talking custom-designed and fitted garments...hmm...deals could possibly be made.

Posted by Geni | February 7, 2007 3:53 PM
18

And I thought nice clothes were just a strategy to get laid.

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