There is surprisingly good news for the dashing young Edward-style Vampires who may be lurking amongst us- a majority of teenaged girl Twilight fans prefer love over sex. Ok, maybe it's not so surprising as I made it out to be. As you probably already know, the Vampire Edward is not only charming and more than slightly dangerous, he is more than a little slow in the sex department. Instead of doing the "deed", he would rather watch the somewhat simple-minded Bella sleep for one night while dreaming of her blood. Surprise, surprise, this is not what most teenaged boys are thinking of.

According to the study of 4,000 Missouri Twilight fans, boys think differently than girls on this matter: "You hook up first, then decide if you want to 'go out'. (If memory serves me correctly, this is the opposite in  "Twilight" as Bella seems to want a more physical relationship than she would normally have.)

This is not news to me. I went to college more than a few years ago (and no, I will not give you the date of my graduation), but things seemed about the same as they are reported to be now. There were "hook-ups", sometimes with the girls wanting more than they could possibly get from a night of very casual, extremely drunk sex and there were the men who preyed upon drunk, young women because it was the only possible way they could get a "date", aka "hook-up". The only major difference that I can see is that the college girls of yesteryear lacked the "moral compass" that a series like "Twilight" can provide. And, again, please note that I definitely mean that statement to be taken lightly. To be more accurate, I should probably say something along the lines of, " We fortunately did not have to suffer through "Twilight" books or movies.

So, for the teenaged girls looking for "love" over casual sex, I would have to recommend a Vampire like Edward over a real teenaged boy and would definitely advise them to stay away from Vampires of the Lestat variety who are not so nice. At least, the partners would be on the same page and nobody would get hurt. Unfortunately, the study did not cover the cougars amongst us to see their preferences, so I can't recommend which kind of partner would be amenable for them.