Common Fantasies
The incidence of sexual fantasies is nearly universal, but vary by gender, age, sexual orientation, and society. However, because of a reliance on retrospective recall, as well as response bias and taboo, there is an inherent difficulty in measuring the frequency of types of fantasies. In general, the most common fantasies for men and women are: reliving an exciting sexual experience, imagining sex with a current partner, and imagining sex with a different partner. There is no consistent difference in the popularity of these three categories of fantasies. The next most common fantasies involve oral sex, sex in a romantic location, sexual power or irresistibility, and forced sex.
| Fantasy | Carried it out (%) | Fantasized about it (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Infidelity | 16 | 30 |
| Threesome | 14 | 21 |
| Sex at work | 12 | 10 |
According to a 2004 United States survey, the incidence of certain fantasies is higher than the actual performance:
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