Strictly Casual   Which of Us Craves Casual Sex More?   Maksim
Shmeljov/Shutterstock The popular media loves to report on
gender differences in the desire for casual sex: Men want it
more, women want it less. Or at least, that's the assumption.
And while it is true, on average, what's often lost in the
sensationalism over the difference between the sexes is the
tremendous variation within each sex.  Among both women and men,
there are groups and individuals all over the spectrum of casual
sex desires—some crave it strongly, others are decidedly against
it, and many are somewhere in between.   But who ends up where
on this spectrum is not arbitrary.  Socialization may be the
most obvious determining factor—different people are taught to
value different ways of relating with others. But it’s more than
that. Thanks to evolutionary pressures, our psychology also
adjusts to our anatomical qualities—what our bodies have to
offer on the "mating market." These qualities are somewhat
different for men and women.  Men: