Study: IQ linked to virginity.

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Or it could be due to sperm/penis competition, maybe the females with thicker hymens were more likely to be impregnated by well-endowed/stronger males, therefore having offspring who are more likely than others to survive, humans' penises are relatively huge compared to other primates.

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l have not come across that theory. The fact is that other mammals also retain this physiological feature and that it can be elastic enough in some individuals to persevere even after giving birth. Yet in some it tears with difficulty and can cause severe injury to the vaginal wall.

idk why bum hole wouldn't be a better candidate as the colon is much
more absorbent than vagina.

I googled and the more science-y parts of the web (science blogs, forums) did agree with buffinator. I couldn't find actual research papers. It is apparently a very under-researched area. It seems to be a pretty common feature in many animals, not all of them mammals. In whales it apparently grows back after sex and functions to keep sea water out. Thanks google The bum hole is not a better candidate since the multitude of pathogens that can potentially get into it all come from the mouth end.

Well, given that I have a 138 IQ and that I didn't lose my virginity until I was forty one I'd say that the study is spot on What it doesn't take account of is the random factor, if I hadn't rushed for that bus we would have never met later on that day .

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... nor there.

If your iq were that low, you would not be diagnosed as an aspie, but autistic.

Hmmm…I wonder where music majors fall, then. Music departments and schools tend to be more of a subculture than most other departments, which is why it's so easy for us to pair up than many other majors. It's also easier for us to develop collaborative relationships which have the potential for more. The trick is to develop relationships that extend past practice rooms and lobbies, and the more dedicated music people won't be caught dead outside the music library, the practice room, the classroom, or attending/giving performances.

As a grad student, I was in a relationship with a freshman who at the time was a virgin. Having paid my dues, I wasn't about to let the relationship interrupt her academic and professional work. It's too often easy to let the drama of relationships get in the way. The more academic and performance pressure there is, and the more students know how to properly prioritize their activities, the less sex is going to be in the picture.

The down side is there is a strong tendency among musicians to party HEAVILY. Those perverse "band camp" stories? That's what happens when you get a bunch of music geeks with a bizarre sense of humor together. Now all of a sudden that crap you got picked on for in high school is "cool." We "kidnapped" a girl once, held her for ransom, and didn't let her go until our demand for cookies was met. I got pulled over for drunk driving and PASSED a breathalyzer, which was EPIC even in the more non-band-nerd circles. But there is a ton of pressure, we get depressed a LOT (heck, I still do), and sooner or later we're going to collectively break. And it's only funny until someone ends up in the hospital from alcohol poisoning because he was SNORTING Everclear.

^ it is simply because music is way more entertaining than science, for the majority of people at least.

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