Sleep-Deprived Men Are Really Bad At Judging Who Wants To Sleep With Them
Sofa Sleep iStockPhoto Missing out on sleep can cause men to incorrectly gauge if women want to get it on. Gentlemen: if you're running low on fuel after a poor night's sleep, but think your luck's improving because a woman is totally flirting with you right now, think again, because your dumb, REM-deprived brain is very possibly playing tricks on you. In a recent study, researchers found that men who'd missed out on just one night's sleep rated women as significantly more interested in sex than usual. In the study, a team of researchers took 60 college students (31 men, 29 women) and had them complete a survey to determine perceived intent/interest in both sex and commitment, before and after a night of sleep deprivation. (Sample question: "When a woman goes out to a bar, how likely is it that she is interested in finding someone to have sex with...