The promise of sex can impair our judgement. New research reports that sexual urges make men crave quick rewards when they make decisions about money or food. In the study, men who were given lingerie to fondle or shown videos of women running in bikinis tended to be content with a small immediate monetary reward instead of a bigger one that involved waiting. They made similar decisions about chocolate and soft drinks. Sexual stimuli snap men’s minds into the present, researchers speculate, making fast rewards more appealing. Remember that on your next dinner date when the dessert cart rolls up.
