Sexual myths exposed

MYTH 1: Men want sex more than women
If we're to believe the ridiculous little factoid doing the rounds that men think about sex every seven seconds (and only 25 per cent of women think about it daily), then it makes complete sense to agree with all the hype that men want sex more than women do.
But, as my regular readers will know all too well, when it comes to bedroom prowess, never underestimate the sexual drive of women. (By the way, a recent survey discovered that only 23 per cent of men admit to fantasising regularly about sex so the seven-second theory has finally been proved false.)

True, the fairer sex are often the ones to feign a "headache", tiredness or exhaustion in an attempt to get out of some late night hanky panky but, according to sex expert Tracey Cox, men simply need to pick the right time of the month if they want to get lucky ...

"Hormones make us feel like having a lot of sex during certain times of the month, rather than all of the time," she writes. "And, because we tend to attach more emotions to sex than men do, we aren't going to beg him for action if he's been giving us attitude."
It's true that men love sex. But the key thing to understand is that women love to have sex with a man they love. Hence, when they feel safe, secure and are in a committed relationship, chances are their libido is going to rise. Which is a pity really, considering scientists have found that, when a man is in a relationship, his libido actually lowers. Hence you have the problem of mismatched libidos, as one reader knows all too well.

MYTH 2: The G-spot doesn't exist
Life has many enigmas and one that has confused women the world over even more than Sarah Palin's views on foreign policy is the illusory G-spot. Some say there's no such thing and it's just a myth created by women to highlight a man's inadequacy when it comes to his pleasuring capabilities. Others reckon it's as real as Heidi Klum's breasts and that there are thousands of women who have been lucky enough to experience the G-spot orgasm. If you're not one of them, don't fret, considering that stats report about 70 per cent of women have never had an orgasm in the first place.
Yet there is hope. Thanks to the recent invention of specific gynaecological scans, the G spot results are out the bag: every woman on the planet has a G spot; some just know how to use it better than others.
Beverly Whipple, from the College of Nursing of Rutgers university in Newark, New Jersey, whose team coined the term "G spot" in 1981, said all women describe some degree of sensitivity in the area where the G spot should be. It's practice that makes perfect ...


MYTH 3: Oysters make you horny
Wouldn't it be great to be able to give an uninterested date a few oysters to munch on, and suddenly they're more into you than wannabe WAGS are into David Beckham? While it's long been documented that certain foods are key to getting your pheromones all spiced up, some reckon it's all a bunch of baloney and, the US Food & Drug Administration says, there's no evidence any of it works.
My girlfriend however, swears that one sip of red wine and a slice of dark chocolate are enough to whip her into a sexual frenzy and make her want to whip off her date's clothes. Whipped cream included.


MYTH 4: Pineapple juice makes his semen taste better
While they say a good diet and loads of exercise will enhance the taste of the body's secretions and things such as cigarettes, alcohol, drugs, spicy foods, garlic and onion will make them taste a whole lot worse, it's not specifically pineapple juice that does the trick. Experts say a range of fruit juices, loads of water, cinnamon, peppermint and lemon will all help you have a better sex life. But those looking to try it take note; Crid Lee of the Allaboutdatingandromance blog, says the body takes about 12 hours to secrete what you put into it. So plan ahead!