Each person has his own reasons. But apparently, people of past and present have differences in wanting sex.
A study revealed in the Sexuality & Culture Review in 2010 said people in the age had three reasons for wanting sex, namely because of falling in love, feeling happy, and having children. Whereas people today have more reason to make love.
Sexual behavior has more meaning in the present. Some see it in terms of psychological, social, cultural, even in terms of religion. According to sexologists, actually there is only one reason why people want to make love / want sex.
"Because we have been programmed to want it. Asking why people want sex is like asking why people need to eat. Our brains have been designed to want sex, "said professor of psychiatry and behavior at Northwestern University, Richard A. Carroll, as quoted by Web MD.
In addition to instinct, a study in Texas found another reason why people want to make love. By involving 1. 500 people, psychologists at the University of Texas, Austin found many reasons to make love which then divided into four categories.
Physical reasons: for pleasure, exercise, coping with stress, answering curiosity about sexual desire or attraction with the opposite sex.
Reasons for purpose: to have children, to improve social status (for example to be popular), to revenge.
Emotional reasons: love, commitment or expressions of gratitude.
Reasons for insecurity: to increase self-confidence, prevent couples from seeking sex from others, because they feel an obligation or duty (forced to make love with a partner)