A handshake can make or break a first impression, and new research suggests it can also reveal details about your personal life. According to a new study, the firmness of someone’s grip can offer insight into their sex life.
Researchers from Washington State University looked at upper body strength, especially grip strength, of more than 43-hundred U.S. adults. They also analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to get responses about their sexual behavior. And they found:
- Stronger men were more likely to be in long-term relationships and have more sexual partners than their peers.
- Study authors believe this is because greater upper body strength is a desirable trait, making men who have it a more attractive partner.
- For women, those with a stronger grip were more likely to have a longer list of sexual partners than their weaker counterparts.
- But that strength doesn’t seem to affect the length of women’s past relationships.
- And researchers admit it’s still basically a mystery why women’s strength affects their sex life. They say more research is needed to understand that connection in women.
“Men are stronger than women, on average, and men report more lifetime partners than women, but men and women are on the same regression line,” explains study author Ed Hagen. “Regardless of whether they’re males or females, stronger individuals have more lifetime sexual partners. That was a surprising finding.”
Source: Daily Mail
