'Tis the season to be warm, and some do so physically with someone.
A survey commissioned by Everlywell revealed that nearly 60% of travelers plan to have "casual sex" while visiting their hometown this month, while 70% of respondents admitted to fooling around at home in past years.
The poll asked around 850 singles aged between 18 and 44 about their sexual urges for winter. Over half of the bachelors said they had "more casual sex" than normal while home for the Christmas holidays, while only 35% of women reported the same.
"People hook up for all kinds of reasons: loneliness, nostalgia, boredom, horniness," clinical psychologist and sex therapist Sarah E. Wright told Yahoo News regarding the data.
She added that spreading one's legs might be a way to spread some Christmas cheer.
"Let's face it: Most people have sex because it feels good," she added.
Wright was not involved in the survey, the New York Post reported.
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Where do they get it on?
Young adults having sex at someone's home, particularly the house of one of the parents in a relationship, is very rare, with only 10% of couples doing so. Meanwhile, 24% of respondents opt for the other person's house or even book a hotel.
In addition, a 2015 Zipcar survey also revealed that one in 10 Americans prefer a roadside "quickie" while traveling.
Wright explained that chemistry between two persons would always feel good "regardless of how it happens."
"Some hookups may be an attempt to recapture the essence of youth or the spark of a past relationship," she added. "Others may be embracing a longed-for opportunity that never came to be, especially for those who feel they missed out on something or someone."
The Everlywell survey can be found here.
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