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"A study of 130 British teens reveals that most young people are pressured into anal sex, and not even the guys really like it [via Live Science].  Most of the teen girls interviewed said they felt coerced into trying anal and didn&amp;#039;t enjoy the experience, and, surprisingly, teen boys also felt extremely pressured to try it, at least as a status symbol. Girls felt they were looked down upon after trying it. Although they don&amp;#039;t go into detail, researchers think there are other motivations behind teens wanting to try anal sex beyond just seeing it in porn, like social pressures and status. Almost all the participants said they didn&amp;#039;t really like anal sex in the end (even the boys thought it was going to be better than it actually was). Only one girl reported that she had a positive experience despite being pressured into trying it.  One consistency in the results: The teens almost never used protection during anal sex, and many said they didn&amp;#039;t think they could contract STIs from anal. But the most disturbing finding (in a study that was basically all disturbing findings): Teen girls don&amp;#039;t see themselves as equals in the decision-making process when it comes to anal sex. Even though they worry that trying anal might be uncomfortable for them, they consistently reported that the boys have the final say.  Since this study only looked at teenagers, I really hope butt habits have improved by adulthood. But if you&amp;#039;re still bewildered, check out Cosmo&amp;#039;s Biggest Misconceptions About Anal Sex and enjoy anal safely. Follow Frank on Twitter. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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