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Interesting article that challenges gender stereotypes about men and intimacy... Here's our favorite quote: "Prevailing values in our culture suggest adolescent males want s*x, not relationships. However, values and behaviors related to s*x and relationships are likely more complex than typically portrayed... In fact, very few of the [male] participants described s*x as the main goal of opposite-s*x interactions and relationships."

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http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-07-adolescent-males-intimacy-relationships-s*x.html

Adolescent males seek intimacy and close relationships with the opposite s*x Teenage boys desire intimacy and s*x in the context of a meaningful relationship and value trust in their partnerships, according to researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. The research provides a snapshot of the development of masculine values in adolescence, an area t…