Does Humor Make You Frisky? Works for Most
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Fuse/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Who knew humor could be an aphrodisiac? A new survey finds 87 percent of men and 74 percent of women saying humorous flirtation can get them in the mood for sex. April is National Humor Month, and in honor of the occasion, the social network Zoosk.com surveyed 700 U.S. adults about the role of humor in relationships.
Additional findings from the Zoosk.com survey:
- 64 percent of respondents agree that besides having good chemistry a “sense of humor” is the most important quality for a successful relationship.
- 43 percent of respondents favor a partner who has a “goofy” sense of humor, while 29 percent prefer a person with a dry or witty humor.
- 15 percent of those polled do not care for bathroom humor, while seven percent do not like sarcasm. Another 7 percent do not care for self-deprecating humor.
- 59 percent of women report they’ve had their feelings hurt by a “joke gone bad” by a significant other. Only 40 percent of men have had their feelings hurt by a partner’s joke that went too far.
- 72 percent of women say if someone didn’t make them laugh on a first date, they would still give the person a second chance.
- 87 percent of men say they would give their date a second chance if they failed to make them laugh on the first date.
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