Men who have sex with women seem to have a certain
fascination with women’s breasts.
Perhaps that is why the female chest is ever on display
everywhere — from restaurants to nudist magazines, to beer or car
advertisements.
Writing in peer-reviewed journal, The Psychology of Sex, Dr.
Justin Lehmiller, suggests that there is an evolutionary basis for male’s
fascination by female breasts.
Tracing it back to human evolution, Lehmiller proposes that
female breasts only became a significant factor in attraction when human beings
started walking upright.
Before we started walking on two legs, the biggest source of
visual excitement for men was the female buttocks, he proffers.
“However, when we stood up, the buttocks were no longer as
prominently displayed. As a result, the thought is that the breasts became
bigger and more pendulous in order to mimic the visual appeal of the buttocks,”
he says.
Another theory has it that men had developed a preference
for breasts because stimulating them enhances bonding with a female partner.
“The basic idea is that women find breast and nipple
stimulation to be sexually pleasurable. In fact, some women find nipple
stimulation so pleasurable that it can lead to orgasm in and of itself,” the
researcher claims.
He adds that breast stimulation causes the release of
oxytocin in the brain — that is the hormone that facilitates bonding between
humans. Research has shown that it plays a role in the bonding that occurs
between mother and child during breastfeeding, as well as between romantic
partners who have sexual contact.
Some scientists also believe that men have developed an
attraction to breasts precisely because breast and nipple stimulation tap into
this neurochemical bonding system that can bring couples closer.
Other theories also aver that breasts may be desired because
they indicate sexual maturity and fertility status.
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