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Why Do Guys Fall Asleep After Sex?
livescience.com — For many women, the correlation between sex and snoring is one of those annoying facts of life: no matter when passionate encounters occur, men always seem to fall asleep immediately afterwards. Although women sometimes feel sleepy after sex, the phenomenon does seem more pronounced in men. What is it, then, that spirals them into the land of nod?
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- kinesis8, on 10/12/2007, -21/+227Because we don't feel like cuddling
- Alfdog, on 10/12/2007, -65/+16If you don't know the answer, you need to read less digg, and have more sex.
- CraigB12, on 10/12/2007, -176/+71@kinesis8
Thats not true. Excluding after one night stands, I love to cuddle. But, I'll fall asleep while I'm cuddling.
The answer is: because sex is ***** tiring, especially if you go balls deep like I do. - Lenin, on 10/12/2007, -7/+358Because guys do most of the work.
- bobcrotch, on 10/12/2007, -10/+119CraigB wtf... lol
- raynar, on 10/12/2007, -8/+212Because I've been doing an intense ab workout going in and out while she just lays there on her stomach with her ass in the air. Now get up and make me a sandwich.
- jasper976, on 10/12/2007, -11/+66Because it's easy to cry yourself to sleep.
- marvin69, on 10/12/2007, -5/+170Because Our Mission Was Accomplished!
- dclowd9901, on 10/12/2007, -11/+33Also, we have football to watch, and we'd rather be working on our car, or drinking beer, and many other stereotypes that I believe no longer apply.
- mikeyj10, on 10/12/2007, -3/+206Because we're smart enough to know that nothing good every comes from post-coital discussions.
- stonewaljacksn, on 10/12/2007, -44/+4why do stories like this make the front page?!
- Brodels, on 10/12/2007, -7/+63@mikeyj: lol, so true. "what is it you like so much about me?"..."zzzzzzzzzzzz"
- vikingcoder, on 10/12/2007, -22/+3@Lenin
Sorry to hear your S.O. is so bad in bed that you have to "do most of the work". - Shivetya, on 10/12/2007, -5/+63because they start talking?
- sam10685, on 10/12/2007, -18/+8it's because our lovers have all our sperm. that's also why they don't fall asleep after sex.
- sleepwalkers, on 10/12/2007, -20/+46I guess I'm in a big minority here (or I just have a cool girlfriend), but I don't mind talking, cuddling, or any of that stuff after sex.
I've never had any post-sex arguements, and I certainly don't mind laying there naked with another girl that I find really attractive.
(Could be that I'm only 19, too.) - ophilye, on 10/12/2007, -4/+120Because sex consumes most of a mans thoughts.
Once that thought is gone, the emptiness leaves them in a coma-like state, thus sleep. - Chingmiester, on 10/12/2007, -2/+52Now if they turned into pizza, I would probably never leave
- TRScheel, on 10/12/2007, -3/+86Damn near last sentence in that article:
" A recent survey of 10,000 English men revealed that 48 percent actually fall asleep during sex."
... Wtf? I have never even had the urge to fall asleep DURING sex... are they polling 90 yr olds? - InfiniteNothing, on 10/12/2007, -17/+11Evolution is giving the woman a chance to get away.
- FoxifiedNutjob, on 10/12/2007, -14/+4because Im usually drunk and I need a quick nap to get the fu*k outa dodge in a few hours.
- hiPpymIck, on 10/12/2007, -6/+2La Petite Mort
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_little_death
found this as well (and thought of Digg)
http://www.beautifulagony.com/public/main.php - Zippo, on 10/12/2007, -9/+43I'm with sleepwalkers on this one...
Either I'm just feminine, or you guys have crappy girlfriends, but I don't fall asleep after sex and I enjoy cuddling. Sure, I might get sleepy, but that's because of the obvious physical activity. What's wrong with cuddling, anyways? You're up close, skin-on-skin, with your hot girlfriend - how can you go wrong? If she starts talking about something you're not really interested, at least listen to her and make her feel like a person. If you have nothing in common and can't even carry on a discussion, then why the hell are you in a relationship? - korimickster, on 10/12/2007, -6/+69"especially if you go balls deep like I do."
This is, hands down, the most entertaining thing I have ever read on the internet. - interglenn, on 10/12/2007, -2/+16precious bodily fluids sapped
- gregharmon, on 10/12/2007, -3/+38@craigb12:
Jesus christ -- I can't stop laughing. I have no idea, but what you said just struck something in my brain and I've been laughing hysterically for like 5 minutes. - toekneebullard, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9Am I the only man in the world who can't sleep for like, 2 hours after sex? It gets me all wired...
- Tuplex, on 10/12/2007, -3/+10@Lenin
So true... I've had this same conversation with my wife. She would have me believe that she puts just as much work into it as I do. What A Load Of *****. Never has she had to support her own weight with her arms while thrusting without pause for 30 minutes. - vikingcoder, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5@tuplex
So, she's never been on top?
If you won't let her, stop complaining. - rockefeller, on 10/12/2007, -5/+45@ craigb12
How significant is "balls deep", when you're only packin' like 4 inches. - indyinno, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1what will guys do if the girls are hot? like this
http://indycelebrities.blogspot.com/2007/03/mahima-chaudhry-freak-and-hot.html
will they still fall asleep or be another french king having love more than 24 times in a day... - resplence, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12I always fall asleep before sex :(
- mfawcett, on 10/12/2007, -5/+18WTF are people digging down craigb? Hilarious and true comment! +1 from me.
- yournamehere, on 10/12/2007, -11/+2@Zippo,
you must be feminine as you equate sex with relationship. - CarolynMittens, on 10/12/2007, -2/+23i don't understand guys who don't like to cuddle. cuddling is hot. it leads to dry humping which leads to more sex. what's wrong with that!
- noctural, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13Because the effort required to get sex: the dinner, the movie, the party, etc. was exhausting.
- firekrakcer, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12craigb wins digg post of the day.
ball deep ftw - whymanwhy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Because we really don't want to hear her say or answer the question, "Do you think I'm pretty?"
- joeconway, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1you need to meet someone decent clearly
- mediaphile, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2@sleepwalkers & zippo:
Maybe you guys have easy to please girlfriends, or maybe you're not putting as much physical exertion into it, or maybe you just finish quick. But after a good romp, I'm not the only one who's exhausted almost to the point of falling asleep. She's often as drained as I am. And it's not that I don't have anything to talk about; that's an absurd conclusion to draw. When your body is trying hard just to get enough oxygen to replenish all the energy you just spent, talking isn't the first thing on your mind.
Or maybe it's just different strokes for different folks, so to speak.
@vikingcoder:
If she's on top, she's basically sitting. If I'm on top, I'm doing a combo pushup/situp thing over and over. It's a little different.
- fujiyama17, on 10/12/2007, -2/+73because I am tired. nuff said
- FoxifiedNutjob, on 10/12/2007, -3/+20Strange that a guy rarely gets sleepy with 2 women though.
- spoiled1, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10to avoid this question "What are you thinking?"
- BekarAdmi, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6because our "heads" feel light
- HunterTV, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14"I first became aware of it, Mandrake, during the physical act of love."
"Hmm."
"Yes, a profound sense of fatigue. A feeling of emptiness followed.
Luckily I was able to interpret these feelings correctly. Loss of essence."
"Hmm."
"I can assure you it has not recurred, Mandrake. Women sense my
power and they seek the life essence. I do not avoid women, Mandrake."
"No."
"But I do deny them my essence."
- totorototoro, on 10/12/2007, -3/+43to avoid conversation.
- howyoudoin, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10how true how true
i turn on myth busters afterwards and make her fall asleep!!! hehe - adml_shake, on 10/12/2007, -0/+21"how true how true
i turn on myth busters afterwards and make her fall asleep!!! hehe"
You pretend your with Kari Byron too?!! Man just make sure you don't say her name, cost me a fortune to make up for that litte slip.
- howyoudoin, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10how true how true
- TKardinal, on 10/12/2007, -19/+2 I generally don't want to sleep after sex. I do like to cuddle, too, but even if that's not in the cards emotionally, sleep is not on my agenda.
- drlha, on 10/12/2007, -1/+62Because everything I've been doing in the last day has lead up to this point where I get to *****, and now I'm tired and want to sleep because my day is complete.
- insomuchas, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11Cause they have to do all the work.
- meatcurtains, on 10/12/2007, -12/+1Why yes,yes I am. And yes, yes I did. Mainly cuz that was the only thing I could think of and what I really wanted my name to be wouldn't fit. And it was a good movie reference.
@chebyshev - FoxifiedNutjob, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1...
- dmitriyvoz, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0The author has mentioned very much a vital topic today. It seems to me that the problematics of this clause enables to reflect and draw conclusions. You can as to look sites in Russian which mention this theme: http://www.rolid.org http://www.se-ua.com
- meatcurtains, on 10/12/2007, -12/+1Why yes,yes I am. And yes, yes I did. Mainly cuz that was the only thing I could think of and what I really wanted my name to be wouldn't fit. And it was a good movie reference.
- sdrawkcaB, on 10/12/2007, -34/+5Never had the slightest urge to want to sleep after, so this can't apply to everyone.
- craterburnsu, on 10/12/2007, -3/+37Either your confusing sex with Masturbation, Or your doing it wrong.
- Klainmeister, on 10/12/2007, -3/+11I have this lurking feeling that most people posting replies on here are virgins...
- shifty2, on 10/12/2007, -3/+82thats what you women get for taking too long...
- bemenaker, on 10/12/2007, -17/+4HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
- mdmadph, on 10/12/2007, -17/+9Sleep? I just want even more sex afterwards.
- mdmadph, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1well, apparently we've got a bunch of minutemen here today. Glad to meet you, fellas.
- jimvwmoss, on 10/12/2007, -1/+53Cos we aint the ones lying there wondering if we've taken our pill that morning!!
- scottinks, on 10/12/2007, -11/+34Men feel relaxed after climaxing, women get a boost of energy.
Now go make me some blueberry pancakes b*tch!!- jasongao99, on 10/12/2007, -5/+0yes
- Rudigity, on 10/12/2007, -6/+33love to read all theses diggers their super sex lives! a likely story
- redrighthand, on 10/12/2007, -5/+33I don't I usually go play Xbox
- Stevie6G, on 10/12/2007, -4/+12I always want more, but the women I'm with want to sleep...but I'm going to offer a theory.
I think its one of those Pavlovian things. I mean if you're not having sex regularly, what guy doesn't masturbate before they go to sleep? The scientist/psychologists seemed not to think of that...
DUHHH! - meatcurtains, on 10/12/2007, -39/+7Of course us women don't do any work. We have to hear about how great you give it to us and how big your junk is! And the bottom line is-you suck!
p.s. and its not as big as you think- Chebyshev, on 10/12/2007, -1/+83"us women"
are you trying to tell us that you're female and named yourself "meatcurtains" on digg? right... - gr4yscale, on 10/12/2007, -4/+43lesbian? ^^
- MadMan52, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8:-D
*thanks god*
sooo.. any pics? - bmwboy2844, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Your trying to say your female and your on digg?
- Chebyshev, on 10/12/2007, -1/+83"us women"
- chronobyte, on 10/12/2007, -1/+69Two words: Energy Transfer
Ever notice how the girl becomes reinvigorated after sex while you lay down there flaccid and all?- bmonet, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2General Jack D. Ripper: Well, I, uh... I... I... first became aware of it, Mandrake, during the physical act of love.
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: Hmm.
General Jack D. Ripper: Yes, a uh, a profound sense of fatigue... a feeling of emptiness followed. Luckily I... I was able to interpret these feelings correctly. Loss of essence.
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: Hmm.
General Jack D. Ripper: I can assure you it has not recurred, Mandrake. Women uh... women sense my power and they seek the life essence. I, uh... I do not avoid women, Mandrake.
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: No.
General Jack D. Ripper: But I... I do deny them my essence.
- bmonet, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2General Jack D. Ripper: Well, I, uh... I... I... first became aware of it, Mandrake, during the physical act of love.
- ThisBlows, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11Because they don't want to have to answer: "How was it?"
(It was wonderful dear. I especially loved the part when you coughed.)- darkstar949, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6It's even worse when they fart in the middle of it.
- clownguyx, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19It's better we fall asleep so the girl can live under the assumption we care about them after we just had sex. Once I'm done, I'm only thinking about sleeping, eating, or playing games.
- DeviantBoi, on 10/12/2007, -7/+2Dugg so that I can refer my bf to it whenever the issue comes up.
- crimsonalucard, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1goddamn it bitch! let him get his sleep!
- dunbone, on 03/08/2008, -0/+1actually, he's a dude, talking about his boyfriend. ugh!
- crimsonalucard, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1goddamn it bitch! let him get his sleep!
- madmax85, on 10/12/2007, -19/+3Im always have to play some WoW for a while after sex. i Dont know why
- profOblivion, on 10/12/2007, -2/+22I call ***** for obvious reasons.
[/kidding] - CBTF, on 10/12/2007, -3/+21Because WoW is worse than crack, that's why. Junkies.
- profOblivion, on 10/12/2007, -2/+22I call ***** for obvious reasons.
- kaiser44, on 10/12/2007, -7/+127I always fall asleep after sex, because my Mother sings to me.
- lidflipper, on 10/12/2007, -3/+55Holly crap. That was funny. Disturbing, but funny.
- john2kx, on 10/12/2007, -1/+29that's terrible..
- cleverhanz, on 10/12/2007, -3/+15Nice.
- Mediapython, on 10/12/2007, -2/+20Christ. That one had coffee shooting out my nose. Sick, man, but funny as hell.
- CDHarrisUSF, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5That sounds like something Emo Philips might say.
- kaiser44, on 10/12/2007, -1/+26quit laughing at me.
- otaku244, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I guess you must be from Alabama
- PirateDrift, on 09/23/2008, -0/+0creepy as hell dude! by far the funniest thing i've read in a minute
- GeekDLB, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5Wasn't there a show on Tech TV called "Body Hits" or something that explained this?
- justice7, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9without reading the article..
its got to be a change in mental state -- after you've done the deed, there is a drastic change emotionally (in guys)
but i'm sure its got more to do with a chemical reaction than just 'being tired' like some people have mentioned. It is incredibly easy to nod off after sex -- not so much after a run or jog. - DeskFlyer, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13Ummm....because the best part is over? And I'm lying in a bed after a period of intense physical activity? And it's late at night? And I have to get up for work in the morning? How on Earth can you NOT fall asleep? Unless she promises a second round or something, consider my ass passed out 5 minutes after I finish. Cuddling and talk and other sappy crap can wait for the morning.
- Hockey37, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1"lying in a bed after a period of intense physical activity? And it's late at night? And I have to get up for work in the morning? How on Earth can you NOT fall asleep?"
Fails. Try playing hockey at 10:30pm on a work night, see how soon you go to sleep. I'm usually not asleep until at least 2am after a game. That's due to the adrenaline built up still running through me.
When a guy finishes it releases adrenaline. Physical activity + adrenaline release = sleep. The theory of boxer's abstaining for a time period before a fight actually has some merit. - ianaaji, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Did you think about what you just said? You said that after a hockey game you can't sleep because of the adrenaline. And then you said that physical activity + adrenaline = sleep? It can't be both.
- daofma, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2He didn't mean release. He meant absorption. Adrenaline is not added to the blood after the fact, it is removed from it.
- Hockey37, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1"lying in a bed after a period of intense physical activity? And it's late at night? And I have to get up for work in the morning? How on Earth can you NOT fall asleep?"
- Stevie6G, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2I am glad the article mentioned pizza though...that ***** is right on time after the tugboat goes to tuna town!
- yikiad, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2she better make me a sandwich before i fall asleep
/ducks/ - unruled, on 10/12/2007, -3/+11does anyone else get freaking hungry afterwards?
- DeskFlyer, on 10/12/2007, -6/+3Only if I'm smoking a blunt during the deed....
- sleepwalkers, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I always want a bottle of water afterwards, but I don't really feel too hungry after.
- g33kg0dd355, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0i do 'cuz we smoke a bowl b4 we do it. haha.
- Everglow, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Food after sex is always a good thing. I know people who cook or hit up the dining halls after a good workout. (Thank god for late night state schools!) I'm usually starved after sex.
- NanoStuff, on 10/12/2007, -6/+6Its an evolved mechanism to spare us from having to hear your post-sex "I love you" *****.
- nesibus, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3Cause if you have a lazy bitch, you will be doing all the work while she lays like a turtle.
- datastorageguy, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2'Arianna Huffington this way: “Men go to sleep because women don’t turn into a pizza.”'
Anyone else completely perplexed by the pizza reference?- Stevie6G, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0read previous comment...
- datastorageguy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Oh so because we get hungry after sex...and if they turned into pizza...we would eat them and not sleep..
ooooooooooookkkkkk
- ebonaba1, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7Why is it that women are always the one who are deemed "the sensitive, wants to cuddle and talk after sex" person? There are PLENTY of us who just want sex and thats it. Maybe it seems like more guys are like that than women because guys talk about sex openly to anyone who will listen. :)
- datastorageguy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+42Before sex: a woman's caress feels great.
After sex: a woman's touch feels like the tentacles of a horrible beast trying to smother me. - MrFlesh, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8that's funny cause it's true
- datastorageguy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+42Before sex: a woman's caress feels great.
- metall1c1ne, on 10/12/2007, -3/+248% of English men fall asleep during sex...
I guess English women are so hard to get, that when you finally do you're already exhausted...so 48% of the men who tried and succeeded never get to the big O.
No wonder they consume so much alcohol in europe...they're all pissed off that they fell asleep mid-stream.. - mandarin, on 10/12/2007, -2/+20Because Im not in a romantic comedy, Im in a porn movie....
- Mediapython, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Bingo! In movies, the women afterwards want to talk and discuss the relationship and how close they feel -- except in porn, where the babes are moving on to the next sex scene...
- john2kx, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2I fall asleep quickly even if we _don't_ have sex.. She tells me bedtime is her favorite time to talk, and I tell her it's my favorite time to sleep.. :P
"Baby, I love the sound of your voice... it sounds so soothing.....zzzzzzzzz.." - tugger, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9As an Englishman I'd just like to set the record straight...
The only reason that 48% of us fall asleep during sex is because English women are crap in bed, and we thought they had actually fallen asleep first...
In my experience, I'd actually go as far as saying that 'most' women are crap at sex, although the American women that I've been fortunate enough to sleep with, have had more enthusiasm and energy than most..- tugger, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Read the comment..
There's no problem getting them to participate... ..the problem is the amount of energy they put into it..
- tugger, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Read the comment..
- Philodox, on 10/12/2007, -0/+21This is a classic case of correlation without context. I fall asleep *whenever* my gf is talking to me, not just after sex.
- b04155, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3because we do more work than the women on average
- drakethegreat, on 10/12/2007, -7/+3Thats what she said!
(Family Guy reference for people who don't get it) - MrFlesh, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1I feel like pushing a ten ton boulder up a hill after sex. I can't just lay there that's boring especially when I have Resistance Fall of Man on pause. I don't understand why chicks want to cuddle...didn't we just have an intimate moment? Why do we need another one so soon?
- Lizlovesadam, on 10/12/2007, -6/+11It's not that bad having the guy fall asleep... at first it was like wtf. but it takes getting used to ... I mean when you ***** like my husband and I yeah I can completley understand why he needs the zzzz's. =]
- Stevie6G, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3for a second there i thought you loved sadam...
- datastorageguy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Umm dugg down for referencing your husband's sexual abilities.
- Tweekster, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Maybe cause guys do MOST of the work. Even when a woman does some of the work it stil is largely for the guy to provide the energy.
That is tiring - sprech, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4If a woman would turn into a six pack and a sandwich after I'm done, hell, I'd stay awake!
- mewho, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5If you men are doing "most of the work in bed" this is subtle sign on the woman's part that she is bored. For god's sake, change position so she can feel something!
In the hour after sex, my boyfriend is... playing WoW or building a new gaming machine. I'm chatting to my friends or doing homework.- Mediapython, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11I tried changing position and it worked. Once I got her out of the bedroom, the sex was great. The only distraction was she kept pounding on the door to come back inside.
- john2kx, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5well, when my gf is on top, she does feel more, but her legs get tired pretty quickly unless i'm holding her waist and helping her move up and down... so i guess that goes to show how much work it is in any other position..
- thcobbs, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8It's a learned behavior. Most guys first start... having fun... during puberty at night just before bed, and then they go to sleep. After a while, the behavior becomes ingrained and hence the majority of men falling asleep.
- Stevie6G, on 10/12/2007, -4/+0That's what she said
(Wayne's World Reference for you punks who don't know anything) - adml_shake, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Well maybe if she'd want to do something freaken worth while like Play some Halo, or help me in my WoW quests. But I don't want to talk to her about "feelings" even when she does try to bribe me with sex, why the hell would I want to after ?
- mjw2025, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I'd be more concerned if they fell asleep during sex!!
- mr.hostility, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I never fall asleep after sex, I'm usually energized and want to do stuff. Nice generalization.
- dabears55, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1That's cuz your a 2 pump chump!!! Shez probably ***** your neighbor!!! Suckaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!
- jeff823, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I tend to act like I'm sleeping afterwards, until she's asleep. Then I ever so gently slide her arm off me, sneak out of bed. Quietly go into the other bedroom (careful not to wake the baby, or there will be hell to pay!), close the door and proceed to play WOW!!
- dabears55, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5I never fall asleep....I pretend I'm asleep that way she shuts the ***** up!!!
- WaterDragon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Why DO guys fall asleep after sex?
UMM...'cause it's the only time that girls stop talking? :-)
Actually, it has been so long, i can barely remember....I think it has something to do with getting tired after ejaculatiing and high-energy movement. It does, after all, deplete like ALL of the zinc in your body!
What we should be asking is how guys can sometimes do it several times without falling asleep. But, as we all know, if the woman is super attractive and a real turn on, the guy doesn't get as tired afterwards, and can go for much longer.
With a really awesome, beautiful, and actively participating woman (not just a passive 'bimbo'), a guy can actually f*ck himself to death, without ever stopping to rest.
Don't try this at home!- yournamehere, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2sooooo, try it in your home?
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