There’s nothing better than a night of hot, unforgettable sex. Except, of course, your favorite pair of jeans.
A new survey done by Unilever, owner of such brands as Dove, Vaseline and Lever 2000, polled 1,000 women in 10 different cities on their views about their bedroom bustle versus their closet craze.
According to the survey, the average woman would be willing to give up 15 months of sex for a completely new wardrobe. It also states that 61 percent of these women said it would be worse to lose their favorite piece of clothing than experience a month-long sex drought.
Interior design student Danielle Giglione, 19, wasn’t a bit surprised with the statistics.
She agreed with the majority of the women polled because of the importance of clothing and fashion in her own life.
“Would I give up it up for 15 months?” Giglione laughed and snapped her fingers. “Pppssh, like that.”
Junior Lucy Ramos shared Giglione's willingness for the exchange.
"Clothes will always be there for you, but guys won't," said the 21-year-old health education major.
Ramos also added that she didn't believe in love at first sight when it came to guys but that it's possible to fall in love with a new blouse within the first glance, along with 70 percent of women who took part in the U.S. survey.
In a similar poll conducted on campus by [X]press, 15 out of 20 women asked were keen to give up a month's worth of sex for some new duds, most of whom made up their mind without much hesitation.
"Well how many clothes and how big is this closet?" asked ethnic studies major Jessica Garcia, who gave it the most thought. "Is it a walk-in closet?"
In the end, the 24-year-old settled for the clothes.
While the majority of SF State women accepted the results of the U.S. poll, the men on campus were appalled to find that clothing was their new competition.
"Our society is fucked up because we're extremely materialistic," said 23-year-old economics major Freddy Toeshus, shaking his head at the statistics. "Especially California women."
Corey Adams, a 22-year-old history major, blamed the media for women's materialistic views.
"This is a major testimony to how media shapes the way we think as a culture," said Adams.
But he does admit he'd be willing to trade a month of sex for the rest of his tuition.
"Or maybe even a nice little drum set," he said.
Luckily for men, not every woman jumped at the thought of sparkling new clothes in their closets.
Even though she has worked in apparel for the past four years, 29-year-old Abby Fernandez decided against the majority when it came down to some good old fashion sexual healing versus chic couture.
"I don't think these women are having good sex if they're choosing the clothes," said the area manager of San Francisco's Armani Exchange store.
Yet, she did say she was able to understand where these women are coming from.
"You can buy it and it's yours to keep," explained Fernandez about the worth of clothing. "It's not that easy to keep a guy these days, you know."
Art major Rasan Lowell, 27, separated herself from the poll and the clothes racks.
"When you're having sex you're happier in the world," said Lowell. "Plus clothes aren't very important to me, I'm an art student."