A whopping 85 percent of men rate themselves as good or excellent in the sack – but somebody forgot to tell their female partners, according to a massive new survey.
Almost half of the women polled said “very few” of the men they’ve been with are good in bed, according to research conducted jointly by Shape magazine and Men’s Fitness.
“There’s this disparity that keeps popping up,” said Ariane Marder, a Men’s Fitness editor who worked on the poll.
The 2009 Fitness Survey, which polled more than 10,000 male and female readers of both magazines, also found a shocking number of women and men are faking orgasms.
About 34 percent of men said they’ve faked it. That’s up from 20 percent from the 2006 survey, the last time they conducted the poll.
How men cheat to the finish line is anyone’s guess.
“Maybe with condoms?” guessed Marder.
Seven out of 10 women ‘fessed up to faking their pleasure, and one in four said they pretended frequently.
“Men say they do because it’s a macho ego thing, and women say they do because they want to go to sleep,” said Mark Butler, 22, of Manhattan.
Meanwhile, seven in 10 men reported that they pleased their partners all the time.
Sadly, the sexes ranked nearly the same in one category: cheating.
Almost equal numbers of men and women admitted being unfaithful – 42 percent and 41 percent, respectively.
Still, the gals are much more willing to forgive.
Only 5 percent of men said they could get over it, compared with 37 percent of women.
Men are also less forgiving when it comes to a woman’s appearance.
About 63 percent of men said they prefer their ladies in shape, while only 29 percent of women said their lover’s buffness was important to them.
Almost half of the women said other attributes – such as humor, compassion and smarts – were more important.
Also, a majority of women rated doing chores around the house as more of a libido booster than traditional romance routes like sending flowers or chocolate, or even giving jewelry.
Additional reporting by Melissa Jane Kronfeld