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"Sometimes when we talk about vibrators on Smitten, readers worry their partners might be intimated. It&amp;amp;#8217;s totally understandable; no one wants to make a bedroom buddy uncomfortable! But a new study suggests we might not have much to fret about when it comes to dudes and vibrators. Life Science recently shared figures from a study all about vibrators. Researchers at Indiana University&amp;amp;#8217;s Center for Sexual Health Promotion asked over 3000 Americans between the ages of 18 and 60 to share their attitudes and opinons about vibrators. Among other things, the study found: One common belief overturned by the study is that men are threatened or intimidated by sex toys. While 37 percent of women agreed or strongly agreed with the statement that vibrators are intimidating to women&amp;#x27;s partners, 70 percent of men disagreed or strongly disagreed with the statement. Hooray! It&amp;amp;#8217;s no secret that I&amp;amp;#8217;m sort of an advocate for vibrators so I&amp;amp;#8217;m thrilled to hear they&amp;amp;#8217;re becoming less of a taboo subject in and out of the bedroom. In the (fun!) name of research, I asked a few of my guy friends how they felt about vibrators: &amp;amp;#8220;I like using a vibrator while going down on her. It&amp;amp;#8217;s also fun to watch her use it on herself.&amp;amp;#8221; &amp;amp;#8220;I think a woman with a vibrator is open-minded in the bedroom.&amp;amp;#8221; &amp;amp;#8220;I would rather be the one&amp;amp;#8212;or the thing&amp;amp;#8212;giving her pleasure but maybe that&amp;amp;#8217;s me.&amp;amp;#8221; &amp;amp;#8220;It&amp;amp;#8217;s one of those odd times in life when a substitute is preferred over the real thing.&amp;amp;#8221; &amp;amp;#8220;As long as it&amp;#x27;s not steam powered I&amp;#x27;m in!&amp;amp;#8221; &amp;amp;#8220;To me, they show a woman knows how to pleasure herself and that&amp;amp;#8217;s a big turn-on.&amp;amp;#8221; &amp;amp;#8220;Vibrators&amp;amp;#133;love them. My partner can use them with me or without me. I don&amp;#x27;t feel intimidated by them. They can often do things better than I can and can often enhance a sexual experience.&amp;amp;#8221; Interestingly enough, a few months ago, a guy friend emailed me for vibrator recommendations. He planned on surprising his girlfriend for her birthday with one. Naturally, the toy turned out to be a treat for both of them! Does this study surprise you? Do you think guys are intimated by vibrators? What do you think about them? How have your sexual partners responded to them? P.S. Two Guys Weigh In: How to Introduce Your Boyfriend to Your Vibrator. More Ways to Get Glamour: Chat with celebs, VIP fashion stars, beauty pros and more on our Facebook page! Visit Facebook.com/glamour for this month&amp;amp;#8217;s schedule Download Glamour Magazine for your iPad--print subscribers, it&amp;amp;#8217;s now part of your subscription plan! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter Photo: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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