Yup, you read that right. New research published in the journal Psychology of Women Quarterly found that reading Cosmo gives you a healthy attitude about dating and sex.

Scientists recruited 160 women for the study—some were given Cosmo articles about sex to read while others were handed non-sexy stories from Entertainment Weekly to check out.

After each group read their articles, they were immediately asked to fill out surveys about gender ideals, attitude toward sex, and how sexually experienced they were.

Here's what they found: Women who read Cosmo were significantly less likely to believe that having sex leads to negative consequences. The ones who read Cosmo articles and were frequent readers of women's magazines were also less likely to buy into the idea that women should be submissive to men.

And finally, women who read Cosmo were more likely to believe that women should be assertive in bed for their own pleasure.

Of course, there's a difference between answering questions and actually putting things into practice, but it's good to know that reading articles like this and this makes your life—and your sex life—even better.

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