"Smart women have better sex than bimbos" 
Women with 'emotional intelligence' have the best sex lives
By Fiona Macrae
The Daily Telegraph
May 13, 2009 12:01am
Women blessed with "emotional intelligence" - the ability to express their feelings and read those of others - have better sex lives, research shows.
Those most in touch with their feelings have twice as many orgasms as inhibited sorts, the study found.
The finding, reports The Daily Mail newspaper in the UK, could lead to new ways of counselling the 40 per cent of women who find it difficult or impossible to enjoy sex fully.
Researcher Tim Spector of King's College London said there were definite advantages to being a touchy-feely type.
"These findings show that emotional intelligence is an advantage in many aspects of your life, including the bedroom," he said.
Professor Spector questioned more than 2000 female twins, aged between 18 and 83, about their sex lives.
They were asked to rate their ability to reach orgasm on a seven-point scale, ranging from "never" to "always".
They also filled in a questionnaire designed to gauge their emotional intelligence and covering traits such as self expression, empathy and contentment.
Those most in touch with their feelings had the most orgasms, the Journal of Sexual Medicine reports.
More than 2300 women were quizzed about their sex lives for the study, with questions covering the division of time between foreplay and intercourse, and how often the women had an orgasm.
Women with 'emotional intelligence' have the best sex lives
By Fiona Macrae
The Daily Telegraph
May 13, 2009 12:01am
- Women in touch with feelings have better sex
- Emotional intelligence good in the bedroom
- "Advantages to being a touchy-feely type"
- BEAUTY may bag you a man - but brains will bring you more fun in the bedroom.
Women blessed with "emotional intelligence" - the ability to express their feelings and read those of others - have better sex lives, research shows.
Those most in touch with their feelings have twice as many orgasms as inhibited sorts, the study found.
The finding, reports The Daily Mail newspaper in the UK, could lead to new ways of counselling the 40 per cent of women who find it difficult or impossible to enjoy sex fully.
Researcher Tim Spector of King's College London said there were definite advantages to being a touchy-feely type.
"These findings show that emotional intelligence is an advantage in many aspects of your life, including the bedroom," he said.
Professor Spector questioned more than 2000 female twins, aged between 18 and 83, about their sex lives.
They were asked to rate their ability to reach orgasm on a seven-point scale, ranging from "never" to "always".
They also filled in a questionnaire designed to gauge their emotional intelligence and covering traits such as self expression, empathy and contentment.
Those most in touch with their feelings had the most orgasms, the Journal of Sexual Medicine reports.
More than 2300 women were quizzed about their sex lives for the study, with questions covering the division of time between foreplay and intercourse, and how often the women had an orgasm.
