"There's something about the characteristics of people who wait before sex that is linked to higher-quality relationships," said sociology professor Anthony Paik of the University of Iowa.
艾奥瓦大学的社会学教授安东尼 帕伊克说:“在发生性关系前耐心等待的人有一些特点,这些特点与高质量的恋爱关系有关。”
Paik, who reported the findings in the journal Social Science Research, said the research suggests that the courtship process acts as a screening mechanism.
这一在《社会科学研究》期刊上发表的研究结果称,该研究表明求爱的过程发挥了筛选机制的作用。
"The debate is 'why can't we have sex now?' The expectation is that sex should occur very quickly. But doing so, you're losing out onsome information that might be useful," he explained in an interview.
他在一个采访中解释说:“问题的焦点是‘为什么我们现在不能做爱?’。人们期望性行为会很快发生。但如果这么做,你就失去了一些可能有用的信息。”