Illustrations by Pete Gamlen
Seeing how 2024 was rife with bullshit, I anticipated the outcomes of our annual intercourse survey to echo that very same dread. It’s arduous to get attractive within the midst of a terrifying political shitstorm, in spite of everything. However regardless of all of it, practically 3,000 of you stunning individuals took the time to reply all our nosey questions, and the outcomes have left us feeling heat and fuzzy with optimism.
In comparison with final 12 months’s numbers, extra of you might be extra glad with the quantity of intercourse you’re having, fewer of you might be preserving your kinks and fetishes out of your companions, and the variety of you in your most popular relationship—single vs. monogamous vs. in a polycule, for instance—has elevated. You’re having extra boat intercourse, too! Plus, numbers are up for threesomes and orgies, which we depend as a win as a result of 12 months after 12 months, with out fail, these are the 2 actions that high the vast majority of your “One intercourse act I wish to do earlier than I die…” lists. Goals do come true.
It’s not all good, I suppose. The variety of tops continues to say no (supporting Seattle’s popularity for working ’em all out of city), y’all are solely 5/10 attractive for Luigi Mangione (baffling!), and, for some purpose, 2% of you might be Republican, Libertarian, or MAGA. Gross.
Nonetheless, the common Seattleite—at the very least the common Seattleite prepared to take part in our survey—appears to be fairly glad with the place they’re proper now, whether or not married and monogamous or racking up Tinder dates left and proper (which is the place 23% of you report often assembly your intercourse companions).
This 12 months, it’s clear that you just’re gettin’ yours, Seattle. (Or not! You’re on the rise, asexuals!) I’m so pleased with you.
THE BRASS TACKS
Let’s first take a look at among the most simple numbers, lets? Most of you survey takers (35%) are straight, with 20% figuring out as bisexual, 14% queer, 13% homosexual, 8% pansexual/omnisexual, 6% lesbian, 2% questioning, 2% asexual, and 1% different.
Although straights nonetheless have the most important slice of the pie, their numbers have dwindled through the years. A whopping 48% of respondents recognized as straight in 2023, and that quantity dipped to 42% in 2024. At this charge, straight of us shall be all however extinct by 2031! That’s how math works, proper?
Cis males and cis girls make up 41% and 38% of respondents, respectively, with nonbinary (11%), genderqueer (4%), trans girls (3%), trans males (2%), and “different” (2%) rounding out the listing. Lower than 1% recognized as two-spirit or intersex. However don’t fear, it’s not a contest! We’re glad you’re all right here!
BODY COUNT
Who’s racking up the very best physique depend amongst our survey takers? *drum roll* Homosexual cis males! Identical as final 12 months. Greater than half of all of the homosexual cis males between the ages of 36–45 who took our survey report having slept with at the very least 100 individuals. Comparatively, most straight cis males in the identical age bracket have gone to mattress with fewer than 25 of us. (Once more, it’s not a contest!)
You would possibly assume that those that say they’ve slept with greater than 100 individuals are dwelling that single life, however you’d be unsuitable! It’s a fairly shut break up, really, with about 31% married, 32% in a relationship, and 37% single. You may additionally assume that those self same individuals are Democrats or socialists who stay on Capitol Hill, and, woo boy, I’ve extra information for you! That’s precisely the case, really, by no means thoughts.
Zooming out and looking out on the full outcomes, the bulk (59%) of you may have slept with fewer than 25 individuals, and 32% of you may have slept with fewer than 10.
TOPS CONTINUE TO FLEE
Seattle’s dearth of tops isn’t getting higher. Final 12 months, only a quarter of respondents claimed that topping was the position that finest suited them within the sack, and this 12 months’s quantity is even decrease at 23%. Should you’re trying to get topped, the vast majority of them report dwelling in Capitol Hill and West Seattle.
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH
This was the primary 12 months we requested the place y’all lived and had been capable of crunch the numbers in any significant means. Final 12 months, we made the error of posing the query as a fill-in-the-blank, and holy guacamole, I don’t wanna choose, however individuals are horrible spellers! It was ineffective knowledge! Lesson discovered. This time round, we made the query a number of alternative and discovered that greater than 80% of you reside in Seattle. The neighborhood with essentially the most intercourse survey takers is… *drum roll* Capitol Hill! No shock there. West Seattle, Ballard, Central District, and Greenwood spherical out the highest 5.
Is it true that West Seattle is the place all of the straight of us transfer as soon as they flip 40? I can’t say for sure, however the majority of Capitol Hill survey takers are between the ages of 26–35, and solely 16% of these on the Hill determine as straight. (With 25% figuring out as homosexual, 20% as bi, and 19% as queer.) In the meantime, 63% of West Seattle of us who stuffed out the survey are 36 or older, and respondents predominantly (44%) determine as straight. Math!
POLITICS OF THE HEART
Democrats and socialists make up a whopping 77% of all respondents, with independents, different, and anarchists falling in line in that order. Ten (people, not %) of you declare to be proud members of the MAGA get together??? Appears like a lie, however positive.
TYING THE NOT
The vast majority of you survey takers (40%) are in a relationship, with married and single of us splitting the distinction at 31 and 29%, respectively. That’s fairly on par with final 12 months’s numbers.
The nationwide narrative has lengthy been that individuals are ready till later in life to get married in the event that they’re getting married in any respect. Our survey suggests the identical—simply 3% of survey takers who’re 25 years previous or underneath have tied the knot (take that, Institute for Household Research!), and the vast majority of married respondents are between 36–45 years previous.
MONOGAMY RULES
We discovered that 77% of you might be in a relationship, and 23% of you might be single. Greater than half of you who’re married or in a relationship report being monogamous, whereas 21% of you might be nonmonogamous, and 16% stroll that monogamish line. We see you, too, polycules! You might solely signify 5% of survey takers, however that’s up from 2% in 2023 and three% in 2024. The polycule is rising!
No matter relationship standing, the majority of you, 41%, desire monogamy when partnered up. Monogamish is the second hottest desire at 27%, with nonmonogamous (19%), “a polycule that might make an amino acid blush” (8%), and single (4%) rounding out the listing.
One attention-grabbing stat in all this: Of those that say they’d desire to be single, 4% are married, and 9% are in a relationship. Discover what makes you cheerful, pals! (I imply, don’t do something merciless or unlawful, however perhaps discuss to a therapist about it?)
SINGLE SERVINGS
Greater than 70% of respondents in a relationship are considerably glad (if not very glad) with the quantity of intercourse they’re having. Congratulations! That bucks the previous “marriage = involuntary celibacy” stereotype that Al Bundy drilled into our brains. (Survey outcomes recommend that fewer than half of you might be sufficiently old to get that reference, however I don’t care.) How does that evaluate to the one life? About half of our single survey takers report being dissatisfied (if not very dissatisfied) with the quantity of intercourse they’re (or, on this case, I’m guessing they’re not) having. Sorry to listen to it! I hope 2025 is your 12 months.
CHEATING UPDATES
The numbers of parents who’ve cheated and haven’t cheated on their companions are nearly equivalent between this 12 months’s and final 12 months’s numbers. As ever, the 2 teams most certainly to cheat, in response to our outcomes, are straight cis males and straight cis girls, with homosexual cis males rounding out the highest three. Have y’all by no means seen an episode of Snapped? Did you study nothing from the Ashley Madison scandal???? It doesn’t finish nicely!
FURBABY ON BOARD
Childless pet house owners outnumber mother and father of human kids 34 to 23%, supporting Seattle’s rising popularity for being overrun with DINKWADs. Subsequent time, we’ll embody a area the place you may add an image of your canines and cats and guinea pigs and birds as a result of squeeeeeee!!!! We wanna see dere cute widdle faces!!!! [Editor’s Note: WRONG KIND OF SURVEY, MEGAN.]
BABES IN TOYLAND
BIG NEWS! This 12 months’s high three intercourse toys are vibrators, lubricants, and dildoes! Simply kidding, that’s not information. That’s precisely the identical as each 2024 and 2023. The least in style kink accouterments embody penis pumps, waifu physique pillows, and intercourse dolls, in that order. (They’re even much less in style than “no matter’s within the vegetable crisper”!)
In that very same vein, solely about 18% of you report utilizing medicine or dietary supplements, corresponding to Viagra, Addyi, and poppers, to assist your efficiency.
AS FOR KINKS
Since kink preferences can evolve or be influenced by tendencies and popular culture, it’s attention-grabbing to look at how issues change through the years. For instance, in 2023, blindfolds had been a top-five kink, however now they’re barely holding on to a spot within the high 10. In the meantime, nipple play skyrocketed from being a favourite for 41% of you in 2023 to 55% in 2025! It’s this 12 months’s second-most-popular kink! Congratulations, nipple play. Right here is your crown. (Haha, I simply imagined a tiny crown being positioned on a nipple—cute.) Group intercourse is on the transfer—it was loved by 40% of you in 2023 and is now making 48% of y’all glad—and gaping/stretching is having a second, too. Certain, it’s nonetheless area of interest, however 6% of respondents loved it in 2023, and that’s as much as 10% this 12 months.
All that stated, the highest 5 kinks among the many entire intercourse survey inhabitants are submissiveness, nipple play, spanking, bondage, and group intercourse. In case you’re curious, the highest 5 kinks for these 10 alleged MAGA voters look like domination, submissiveness, gagging, after which a five-way tie with spanking, spitting, rimming, age play, and consensual nonconsent. Do with that what you’ll.
LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX WORK, BABY
Fewer than 15% of you declare to subscribe to on-line intercourse employee websites corresponding to OnlyFans or ManyVids. That’s up, barely, from 12% in 2023 and 13% in 2024.
About 4% of this 12 months’s survey takers say they carry out intercourse work, with 2% working on-line, 1% working in particular person, and one other 1% working each on-line and in-person. It’s the only supply of earnings for 1% of you.
YOU LOVE PORN, THO!
Whereas subscriptions to websites like OnlyFans have solely elevated a few factors lately, your dedication to porn holds sturdy, Seattle! About 71% of survey takers watch porn at the very least one or two occasions every week, with 9% of you claiming to partake each single day. These numbers are nearly equivalent to 2024 and 2023.
AND MASTURBATING!
Greater than 90% of all intercourse survey respondents choke the rooster, diddle the skittle, jack the beanstalk, paddle the pink canoe, and make the bald man cry at the very least a number of occasions a month. The vast majority of you get busy with your self at the very least twice every week, on common, whereas a not-unimpressive 20% of you she-bop “each rattling day.”
THREESOMES AND ORGIES ARE UP
The variety of you who report having participated in an orgy has elevated by practically 10% since 2023, with nearly 30% of y’all getting it on with greater than three individuals at one time. Greater than 60% of members declare orgies are “accurately rated,” with 27% writing them off as overrated.
Admittedly, there’s some bizarre, imperfect math at play right here. Greater than 800 individuals say they’ve orgied (that’s a phrase, proper?), however greater than 1,000 individuals answered whether or not orgies had been overrated, underrated, or accurately rated. How are you aware in case you’ve by no means…?? INSERT SKEPTICAL EMOJI HERE.
BOAT SEX IS UP, TOO!
In terms of humping in modes of transportation, the automobile continues to reign supreme. A whopping 98% of you may have gotten fortunate in an vehicle. (What I actually wish to know is what number of of them had been Cybertrucks.) However coming (heh) in second is… THE BOAT! Boat intercourse is up this 12 months, with 33% of survey takers having taken to the excessive sea. Trains are in third—and in addition on the rise!—with 12%, and planes are holding regular with 7%. As soon as once more, a handful of you declare to have gotten busy on the Monorail, and seeing as how a Monorail journey lasts “roughly 3 minutes,” I truthfully don’t know if that’s a correct brag or a self-own.
YOUR HORNINESS IS IN ANOTHER CASTLE
We debated whether or not or to not ask how attractive you had been for Luigi Mangione as a result of we assumed each single response was going to be like “omg so attractive, very attractive, 100 out of 10, would fuck, kill all CEOs.” So how shocked had been we to see Luigi common simply over 5 on the survey’s 1-10 attractive scale. That’s solely medium attractive! These numbers do shift a bit when sorted by gender and orientation. Straight cis males put their horniness for Luigi round 3, straight cis girls common simply over 5, and homosexual cis males are the horniest for him, coming in simply over 6.
USE YOUR WORDS
Should you hearken to music throughout intercourse, what’s your go-to track?
This 12 months, one artist popped up greater than another, and no, it wasn’t Chappell Roan. (I’m shocked, too! “My Kink Is Karma” is scorching!) Guitar god Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson, aka H.E.R., was talked about time after time as a favourite attractive time soundtrack for a number of of you, and never simply one in all her particularly scorching songs, both. A number of H.E.R. tracks received nods, making me surprise if this was some form of bizarre guerrilla advertising. Give ’em a pay attention the subsequent time you hop within the sack to see what the fuss is about.
FKA Twigs, 9 Inch Nails, the Weeknd, Large Assault, Rihanna, and Unhealthy Bunny had been all frequent picks; some much less anticipated responses (which I select to imagine are 100% actual and by no means jokes) embody: “Star Trek Subsequent Era 24hr engine noise,” “a 45-minute YouTube retrospective in regards to the Tremendous Mario Galaxy,” and “The Actual Housewives of Orange County intro theme.” (Vicki, is that you just?)
And I’d be remiss to not give a shout-out to the respondent who received very detailed with their music of alternative and timing: “Pink by Boris. The entire album. It begins out gradual and dreamy, then will get cuh-razy… my gf slipping her fingers in me proper because the guitars actually kicked in throughout ‘Farewell’ was top-of-the-line moments of my life and one in all my finest sexual recollections.”
We’ve compiled a few of our favourite attractive track nominations right into a playlist, which you’ll be able to hearken to on the backside of this put up! Listed below are extra songs that made the listing:
“Each Sort of Means” by H.E.R.
“2” by H.E.R
“Focus” by H.E.R.
“Lights On” by H.E.R.
“Two Weeks” by FKA Twigs
“Mattress Chem” by Sabrina Carpenter
“Breathe” by Télépopmusik
“Tent in Your Pants” by Peaches
“Nearer” by 9 Inch Nails
“Image You” by Chappell Roan
“Mommy” by Betta Lemme
“Discuss Present Host” by Radiohead
“My Ass Is On Hearth” by Mr. Bungle
“Watermelon Sugar” by Harry Types
“Lust” by Boy Harsher
“Nothing Left to Lose” by Every part however the Lady
“Goodbye Yellow Brick Highway” by Elton John
“One thing” by the Beatles
“Highway Head” by Japanese Breakfast
The Ardour of the Christ soundtrack
“Dracula’s Marriage ceremony” by Kelis and OutKast
“Properly Properly Properly” by Le Tigre
“Aguardiente y Limon” by Kali Uchis
What’s the sexiest factor you probably did in 2024?
Horny is within the eyes of the beholder, as this 12 months’s outcomes show. Whereas many of us fortunately took their sexual adventures to a brand new degree with extra toys, extra companions, or (in at the very least one case) a cheering viewers—others say their sexiest second didn’t have something to do with intercourse in any respect! A number of respondents prioritized themselves in 2024—received out of unhealthy relationships, stop poisonous jobs, received sober—and are (deservedly!) feeling themselves for it. Living proof, one respondent answered, “Asexual, so the most effective factor I did was get to a spot in my (monogamous) relationship the place we don’t have intercourse, and we’re okay with it.”
Listed below are extra of your sexiest moments:
“Acquired my spouse to masturbate in entrance of me.”
“Inserted a hole butt plug, crossdressed right into a costume and heels and interval panties, and attended a gathering whereas working from residence.”
“I’ve to say… inserting porcupine quills into my accomplice’s penis.”
“Get an enormous cozy canine kennel after which have kinky puppygirl intercourse with a buddy in it.”
“Drank a big glass of spouse’s pee.”
“Boat intercourse on Lake Washington.”
“Gave head to somebody between parked automobiles within the Pike Place Market storage.”
“Had intercourse within the Rendezvous lavatory on New 12 months’s Eve.”
“Bob Dylan impression at karaoke.”
“Had intercourse on the muddy floor on the banks of the Cedar River.”
“Certain and gagged looking the window of the third ground of Large.”
“Eaten out at Sea Monster Lounge.”
“Spit on a CEO.”
“Wrestled a considerably well-known OnlyFans star into submission after which fucked her and got here in her at a CNC get together.”
“Had queer intercourse for the primary time! With queer individuals, doing queer issues.”
“Had intercourse on the sunshine rail after consuming at La Medusa in Columbia Metropolis. Had intercourse from the Columbia Metropolis cease all the way in which to the Capitol Hill cease.”
“Hosted a cake and cunnilingus get together.”
“We noticed U2 on the Sphere, and I had an orgasm throughout ‘Mysterious Methods.’”
“Stayed alive.”
What’s one intercourse act you wish to accomplish earlier than you die?
Practically 10% of respondents had some type of threesome on their bucket listing. That was an enormous pattern final 12 months, too. I’d prefer to level out to all of you dreamers that greater than half of our survey takers have participated in a single. It’s a completely reachable purpose!
Fisting or getting fisted was additionally a well-liked reply this 12 months, with some fantasies getting extra particular than others—one particular person needs to be fisted elbow-deep, one needs to be fisted as much as a bicep, and a sole courageous soul needs to “get fisted so I lastly prolapse and have somebody rim my free prolapsed gap.” Godspeed.
Listed below are extra fuck-it listing highlights:
“Excessive-five throughout a spit roast.”
“Make somebody cum by fisting them.”
“I feel what I really need is
to be in a polycule!”
“I would like somebody to pee on me, god dammit!”
“Suspended Shibari tough intercourse.”
“CNC gangbang.”
“MMF!!!”
“MFM.”
“MMF & FFM”
“Being the ‘meat’ in an MMF sandwich, if what I imply. The intermediary.”
“Being taken by a large strap-on from behind whereas suspended by flesh hooks.”
“Twins!”
“Orgy.”
“Go to the femdom fort in Czechia for a jail keep.”
“Being a high in an precise studio-produced homosexual porn flick.”
“Can I say be in love?”
“5-way; one for every gap, nipple, and dick.”
“Have intercourse with my therapist.”
“Now that you just talked about intercourse on a ship, that sounds fairly sick.”
“I wanna shit in anyone’s mouth, however then simply depart.”
“I’d like to deep clear a lover’s bathtub, totally bare, and be fondled whereas I’m doing it.”
“Have an viewers clap for me after having intercourse onstage.”
“A threesome with three of us with vulvas. No dicks allowed except they’re silicone.”
“Full weekend as a rubber gimp in a bunch/weekend getaway with my pals.”
“Fuck a well-known particular person.”
“Does fucking Chris Evans depend?”
“Be topped by two brat tamers without delay.”
“Fifty man bukkake for my fiftieth.”
“Getting ate out whereas standing towards a tree.”
“Intercourse in area! Or at the very least zero gravity.”
“Take part in a massively multiplayer transhumanist orgy culminating in tens of millions of individuals having a simultaneous three-hour-long orgasm timed to coincide with the defeat of world fascism.”
