Do Artists/Writers Have More Fun?

Okay, here I am again with another tidbit I found on the Playgirl website. What can I say? That site is a font of fun factoids and articles. And, well, the pictures go without saying. LOL!

I came across a survey mentioned in Playgirl's Sex Bites section called "Do Artists Draw More Lovers?" Apparently a team of researchers at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and the Open University in the U.K. has found that creative people can have more than twice the number of sexual partners than non-creative people. The results indicate artists (including writers) had been with 4-10 sexual partners, and the average non-creative folk had only been with 3. Also, the study found that the more one's creative production increased, the more partners one had. According to the Playgirl site, Daniel Nettle, the author of the study, says another reason artists have more sexual partners could stem from the approach they take to living. "Creative types lead a bohemian lifestyle and tend to act on more sexual impulses and opportunities, often purely for experience's sake, than the average person would."

Hmmmm..... Okay, so do you think this is a fair statement? I've been an artist for most of my adult life and have been writing as a career (in some fashion or another) for thirteen years. I have a ton of writer and artist friends. When I look at them, I have to say that I don't necessarily see most of them living any more of a bohemian lifestyle than their non-writer counterparts. Most of my friends have families, spouses or significant others, responsibilities, and homes of their own. Many of them work "day" jobs in addition to their creative endeavors. They pay their bills, attend PTA meetings, drive their kids to soccer, participate in their communities, and hold respected positions in a number of organizations. I'm not really getting a bohemian vibe here, are you?

That said, most of my writer friends write romance or erotic romance, so most of these folks DO have an open mind about sex. They're usually more in tune with their own bodies and needs than the average person, as well as more willing to speak up about their sexual desires and listen to the sexual desires of their partners. They're also perhaps more open to experimentation, and trying new positions and techniques than the average non-romance-writer person. However, does that mean they're more likely to seek out more sexual partners just for "experience sake?" Again, I say hmmm...

So what do you think? Are you a creative type or do you have friends who are, and if so, do you or your friends live "bohemian" lifestyles? And what are your thoughts concerning artists' sex lives? Do you think the study was accurate? Do artists typically have more sex partners than non-artists? Inquiring minds want to know. ;)

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