# For ten-million $$ woud you be willing to give up ALL sex? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 3, 2005, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-ten-million-woud-you-be-willing-to-give-up-all-sex/324594 "2005-10-03T16:15:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GrahamWellington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/54ee81/32.png) [@GrahamWellington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrahamWellington)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-ten-million-woud-you-be-willing-to-give-up-all-sex/324594/1 "2005-10-03T16:15:44Z")
That is, no touching yourself or having any type of sex at all, only think about it. I’d do it – no problem! Ten-million dollars is a lot of money, a lot of joy. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Millit\_the\_Frail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Millit\_the\_Frail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Millit_the_Frail)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-ten-million-woud-you-be-willing-to-give-up-all-sex/324594/2 "2005-10-03T16:26:47Z")
Would I have to do it now, at 24? Could I say yes but put it off until, say, 30, after I’d had kids and gotten in a few years of having all the sex I can handle? Ten million dollars could buy a lot of other kinds of happiness. I say probably, if I could accept the bargain a few years down the road. ---
**Author:** ![GrahamWellington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/54ee81/32.png) [@GrahamWellington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrahamWellington)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-ten-million-woud-you-be-willing-to-give-up-all-sex/324594/3 "2005-10-03T16:34:32Z")
> [@Millit the Frail](#): > > Would I have to do it now, at 24? Could I say yes but put it off until, say, 30, after I’d had kids and gotten in a few years of having all the sex I can handle? > > Ten million dollars could buy a lot of other kinds of happiness. I say probably, if I could accept the bargain a few years down the road. Sorry, no. If you did it your way, the deal would have to be for $100-thou. (That’s still a lot of money.) ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-ten-million-woud-you-be-willing-to-give-up-all-sex/324594/4 "2005-10-03T16:42:57Z")
No. Way. ---
**Author:** ![DooWahDiddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-ten-million-woud-you-be-willing-to-give-up-all-sex/324594/5 "2005-10-03T16:49:41Z")
> [@GrahamWellington](#): > > Ten-million dollars is a lot of money, a lot of joy. 🙂 Uh, yeah, and that joy would be all the sex you would be getting because you’re a millionaire. So no way in hell. ---
**Author:** ![Absolute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-ten-million-woud-you-be-willing-to-give-up-all-sex/324594/6 "2005-10-03T16:57:43Z")
In the abstract, no. In reality, yeah. I’d simply spend a portion of the money killing whoever was in charge of monitoring me, and enjoy the rest. While having sex. ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-ten-million-woud-you-be-willing-to-give-up-all-sex/324594/7 "2005-10-03T17:24:35Z")
Sure, $10 million is a lot of money. But our sex has been getting better and better and I have only been married 7 years. So in ten years I would have some amount less then $10 million, taxes and spending taking a large portion of that, but the sex would be more than twice as good as it is now. I’d rather be poor and having great sex for the next 30+ years then be rich and have the worst case of blue balls evar. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-ten-million-woud-you-be-willing-to-give-up-all-sex/324594/8 "2005-10-03T17:36:10Z")
This is better-suited for IMHO. Off ya’ go! ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-ten-million-woud-you-be-willing-to-give-up-all-sex/324594/9 "2005-10-03T17:40:21Z")
At my age, I have given up a lot of sex anyway----for ten million bucks I’d give up what’s left. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-ten-million-woud-you-be-willing-to-give-up-all-sex/324594/10 "2005-10-03T17:44:29Z")
So, basically I get a free $10 million? ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-ten-million-woud-you-be-willing-to-give-up-all-sex/324594/11 "2005-10-03T17:55:07Z")
I would give up sex long before I’d give up the touching! Short answer- no way! ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-ten-million-woud-you-be-willing-to-give-up-all-sex/324594/12 "2005-10-03T17:59:41Z")
No freakin way. It’s not worth it. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-ten-million-woud-you-be-willing-to-give-up-all-sex/324594/13 "2005-10-03T18:03:10Z")
Sure, pay off my heirs the day after I die. I swear I won’t have any sex after that day. Until that time, you may keep your money. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-ten-million-woud-you-be-willing-to-give-up-all-sex/324594/14 "2005-10-03T18:06:58Z")
I’m feeling Clinton-esque. Define _sex_. ---
**Author:** ![YaWanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bbce88/32.png) [@YaWanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaWanna)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-ten-million-woud-you-be-willing-to-give-up-all-sex/324594/15 "2005-10-03T18:12:00Z")
You said “no touching yourself” - by that, I assume you mean no masturbation. Is hugging & kissing also forbidden? Or by “sex” do you mean that the genitals have to be involved in some way? If you mean strictly sex, I’d say - yeah, why not. The meds I’m on have stolen my sex drive/ability to reach orgasm, anyway. Why not get something out of the deal. ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-ten-million-woud-you-be-willing-to-give-up-all-sex/324594/16 "2005-10-03T18:17:44Z")
Would an orgasmic dream negate the cash? Is the money tax free? Can I have my attorney look over the paperwork? This isn’t some sort of scam, is it? ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-ten-million-woud-you-be-willing-to-give-up-all-sex/324594/17 "2005-10-03T18:19:30Z")
Yep. Of course, making that decision would probably make Mr. Murphy and his law give me back my libido, gone missin’ these last few years… :smack: I would harvest a few eggs first and have 'em frozen, just in case I want to spawn again. Sex is not required for procreation these days! ---
**Author:** ![GrahamWellington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/54ee81/32.png) [@GrahamWellington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrahamWellington)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-ten-million-woud-you-be-willing-to-give-up-all-sex/324594/18 "2005-10-03T18:36:47Z")
> [@YaWanna](#): > > You said “no touching yourself” - by that, I assume you mean no masturbation. Is hugging & kissing also forbidden? Or by “sex” do you mean that the genitals have to be involved in some way? > > If you mean strictly sex, I’d say - yeah, why not. The meds I’m on have stolen my sex drive/ability to reach orgasm, anyway. Why not get something out of the deal. It means no filth of any kind, including hugging and kissing. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-ten-million-woud-you-be-willing-to-give-up-all-sex/324594/19 "2005-10-03T18:48:55Z")
> [@GrahamWellington](#): > > It means no filth of any kind, including hugging and kissing. 😃 I hug my children (who are all adults), and I assure you that I do not do it in a filthy way. And I have been known to kiss women friends without any further agenda, generally on the cheek rather than on the lips. But to answer the OP: No way! ---
**Author:** ![YaWanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bbce88/32.png) [@YaWanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaWanna)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-ten-million-woud-you-be-willing-to-give-up-all-sex/324594/20 "2005-10-03T19:01:15Z")
Hugging isn’t filthy - if I can’t hug my parents, friends, etc., then the “rules” are ridiculous. :rolleyes: [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-ten-million-woud-you-be-willing-to-give-up-all-sex/324594.md?page=2)