001

I thought it would boost my social status.

002

I wanted to get a promotion.

003

The person smelled nice.

004

I wanted to have more sex than my friends.

005

I wanted to welcome someone home.

006

I wanted to return a favor.

007

I wanted to be used or degraded.

008

Someone offered me money to do it.

009

I wanted to show my affection to the person.

010

I wanted to get even with someone (i.e., revenge).

011

It would damage my reputation if I said “no.”

012

I was bored.

013

I wanted a "spiritual" experience.

014

I wanted to lift my partner's spirits.

015

I thought it would help me to fall asleep.

016

I wanted to defy my parents.

017

I wanted to gain acceptance from friends.

018

I wanted to relieve menstrual cramps.

019

I wanted to feel older.

020

I wanted to achieve an orgasm.

021

I saw the person naked and could not resist.

022

I wanted to keep my partner happy.

023

I wanted to try to get a better mate than my current mate.

024

I thought it would help “trap” a new partner.

025

I had no self-control.

026

It seemed like the natural next step in my relationship.

027

I wanted to make a conquest.

028

Someone had told me that this person was good in bed.

029

The person was a good kisser.

030

I wanted to release tension.

031

I wanted to feel connected to the person.

032

I wanted to increase the emotional bond by having sex.

033

The person wore revealing clothes.

034

I was on the “rebound” from another relationship.

035

Everyone else was having sex.

036

I wanted to see what it would be like to have sex with another person.

037

I was attracted to the person.

038

I didn’t know how to say “no.”

039

It was a romantic setting.

040

I wanted to make myself feel better about myself.

041

I wanted to dominate the other person.

042

I was tired of being a virgin.

043

It’s exciting, adventurous.

044

I was under the influence of drugs.

045

It just seemed like “the thing to do.”

046

I wanted to have a child.

047

I am a sex addict.

048

I wanted to put passion back into my relationship.

049

I wanted to see what all the fuss is about.

050

The person demanded that I have sex with him/her.

051

The person had an attractive face.

052

I wanted to get a job.

053

I knew the person was usually “out of my league.”

054

I wanted to feel closer to God.

055

I was sexually aroused and wanted the release.

056

I had not had sex in a long time.

057

I wanted to lose my inhibitions.

058

The person was mysterious.

059

It seemed like good exercise.

060

I wanted to act out a fantasy.

061

I was competing with someone else to “get the person.”

062

The person was intelligent.

063

I didn’t want to disappoint the person.

064

I wanted the attention.

065

I wanted to reproduce.

066

It would get me gifts.

067

I thought it would relax me.

068

I wanted the person to love me.

069

I was physically forced to.

070

The person had beautiful eyes.

071

Because of a bet.

072

I wanted to make someone else jealous.

073

I was drunk.

074

I wanted to say "Thank You."

075

I wanted to experience the physical pleasure.

076

I wanted to breakup my relationship.

077

I wanted to make up after a fight.

078

I wanted to say "I’ve missed you."

079

I wanted to try out new sexual techniques or positions.

080

I felt like I owed it to the person.

081

The person had too much to drink and I was able to take advantage of him/her.

082

I hadn’t had sex for a while.

083

I wanted to get a partner to express love.

084

I was verbally coerced into it.

085

My regular partner is boring, so I had sex with someone else.

086

I wanted to keep warm.

087

The person’s physical appearance turned me on.

088

I felt jealous.

089

I wanted to display submission.

090

It was a special occasion.

091

I wanted to break up a rival’s relationship by having sex with his/her partner.

092

I wanted to relieve “blue balls.”

093

I wanted to make my partner feel powerful.

094

I wanted to gain access to that person’s friend.

095

It would allow me to “get sex out of my system” so that I could focus on other things.

096

I wanted to become more focused on work - sexual thoughts are distracting.

097

I was married and you’re supposed to.

098

I wanted to keep my partner from straying.

099

The person seemed self-confident.

100

I wanted to celebrate a birthday or anniversary or special occasion.

101

I felt insecure.

102

I wanted to feel attractive.

103

I felt guilty.

104

It became a habit.

105

I wanted the person to feel good about himself/herself.

106

I wanted to increase the number of sex partners I had experienced.

107

I was feeling lonely.

108

It just happened.

109

I wanted to get rid of a headache.

110

I/she was ovulating.

111

I realized I was in love.

112

I wanted to feel powerful.

113

I wanted to reaffirm my sexual orientation.

114

It was just part of the relationship "routine."

115

I wanted to be popular.

116

I wanted to breakup another’s relationship.

117

The person had taken me out to an expensive dinner.

118

The person offered to give me drugs for doing it.

119

I wanted the adventure/excitement.

120

I didn’t want to “lose” the person.

121

I wanted to get a raise.

122

I felt like it was my duty.

123

I was slumming.

124

I was pressured into doing it.

125

I wanted to ensure the relationship was “committed.”

126

The opportunity presented itself.

127

I was curious about what the person was like in bed.

128

I wanted to see if I could get the other person into bed.

129

The person was too “hot” (sexy) to resist.

130

An erotic movie had turned me on.

131

The person had a lot of money.

132

I wanted to communicate at a "deeper" level.

133

I desired emotional closeness (i.e., intimacy).

134

My hormones were out of control.

135

It feels good.

136

I wanted to “gain control” of the person.

137

I wanted to make money.

138

I was curious about my sexual abilities.

139

I felt sorry for the person.

140

I was frustrated and needed relief.

141

I was “in the heat of the moment.”

142

I wanted to see what it would be like to have sex while stoned (e.g., on marijuana or some other drug).

143

The person was really desired by others.

144

I wanted to burn calories.

145

I wanted to keep my partner satisfied.

146

I wanted the experience.

147

I wanted to fulfill a previous promise to my partner.

148

The person had a desirable body.

149

I wanted to get out of doing something.

150

The person made me feel sexy.

151

I wanted to feel young.

152

I wanted to say "I’m sorry."

153

I wanted to feel feminine.

154

I thought it would make me feel healthy.

155

I was turned on by the sexual conversation.

156

My partner kept insisting.

157

The person really desired me.

158

I wanted to see whether sex with a different partner would feel different or better.

159

I wanted to test my compatibility with a new partner.

160

I wanted to even the score with a cheating partner.

161

I wanted to release anxiety/stress

162

I wanted him/her to stop bugging me about sex.

163

I wanted to get rid of aggression.

164

I felt rebellious.

165

I wanted to “possess” the person.

166

I wanted to get my partner to stay with me.

167

I wanted to satisfy a compulsion.

168

I wanted to give someone else a sexually transmitted disease (e.g., herpes, AIDS).

169

I wanted to hurt/humiliate the person.

170

I wanted to please my partner.

171

The person had bought me jewellery.

172

I’m addicted to sex.

173

I wanted to forget about my problems.

174

I wanted the pure pleasure.

175

I wanted to get a special favour from someone.

176

The other person was too physically attractive to resist.

177

I was afraid to say "no" due to the possibility of physical harm.

178

I felt obligated to.

179

It’s fun.

180

I wanted to hurt an enemy.

181

It was easier to “go all the way” than to stop.

182

I wanted to prevent a breakup.

183

I wanted to change the topic of conversation.

184

I wanted to feel loved.

185

I was seduced.

186

I wanted my partner to notice me.

187

I wanted to make the person feel better about herself/himself.

188

I wanted to get a favour from someone.

189

I wanted to boost my self-esteem

190

I wanted to enhance my reputation.

191

I wanted to keep my partner from having sex with someone else.

192

The person caressed me.

193

I wanted to express my love for the person.

194

I wanted to help my partner forget about his/her problems.

195

My friends pressured me into it.

196

It was a favour to someone.

197

I wanted to feel masculine.

198

I wanted to submit to my partner.

199

I was curious about sex.

200

I wanted to stop my partners’ nagging

201

The person was famous and I wanted to be able to say I had sex with him/her.

202

I was “horny.”

203

It is my genetic imperative.

204

The person had a great sense of humour.

205

The person was “available.”

206

I needed another "notch on my belt."

207

I wanted to end the relationship.

208

I wanted to get the most out of life.

209

I wanted to avoid hurting someone’s feelings.

210

I wanted to become one with another person.

211

I wanted to say "goodbye."

212

I wanted to brag to friends about my conquests.

213

I wanted to get back at my partner for having cheated on me.

214

The person flattered me.

215

It was an initiation rite to a club or organization.

216

It was the next step in the relationship.

217

My friends were having sex and I wanted to fit in.

218

I wanted to improve my sexual skills.

219

The person was a good dancer.

220

I wanted to punish myself.

221

Someone dared me.

222

I wanted to celebrate something.

223

I was afraid my partner would have an affair if I didn't have sex with him/her.

224

I wanted to experiment with new experiences.

225

I wanted to manipulate him/her into doing something for me.

226

I wanted to feel good about myself.

227

I wanted to intensify my relationship.

228

I was mad at my partner, so I had sex with someone else.

229

It was the only way my partner would spend time with me.

230

I wanted to decrease my partner’s desire to have sex with someone else.

231

I wanted to capture someone else’s mate.

232

I got "carried away."

233

It's considered “taboo” by society.

234

I was trying to “get over” an earlier person/relationship.

235

I could brag to other people about my sexual experience.

236

I wanted to be nice.

237

It was expected of me.

238

I was curious about what it would be like

239

I got carried away by my feelings

240

Most people of my age group doing it

241

Seemed like natural follow on in relationship

242

I was a bit drunk at the time

243

I wanted to lose my virginity

244

I was in love

245

Cannot remember

246

I was given alcohol

247

I was given drugs

248

I did what he/she said because he/she was bigger

249

I did what he/she said because he/she was grownup, and I was young

250

I was pressured into it by his/her words or actions, but without threats of harm

251

I was threatened with physical harm or injury

252

I was physically hurt or injured

253

I was physically held down

254

I was raped

255

I was physically attracted to my partner

256

I was curious

257

I was alone with my partner and it just happened

258

I was alone with my partner and it just happened

259

My friends all were having sex*

260

I was feeling romantic or the setting was romantic

261

It made our relationship closer

262

It made me feel grown up

263

My partner made me feel like I had to

267

I was too excited to stop

268

My partner was too excited to stop

269

I was high

270

My partner was drunk

271

My partner was high