Sex is a murky, difficult, sometimes dangerous and controversial world. Particularly when you’re young, and especially when alcohol or drugs are involved. At the centre are the infamous one-night stands, the long walks home, and the pounding headache of the morning after. Regret sometimes follows, and with it the blurry line between a decision you regret and one that didn’t feel fully your own. Regretted sex is the centrepiece of a new study that examined whether, how and when men and women regretted one-night stands, in both heterosexual and same-sex encounters, why they might have regretted them, and what role drugs and alcohol played… Most people didn’t feel bad about it, but who did, and why, is revealing. So, what are your views on one-night stands and regretted sex? ~ Full study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41741930/

2026-10-22