# "Men fantasize about sex. Women fantasize about food." How is the latter supposed to work? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 5, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-fantasize-about-sex-women-fantasize-about-food-how-is-the-latter-supposed-to-work/598695 "2011-10-05T16:33:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![scootergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@scootergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scootergirl)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-fantasize-about-sex-women-fantasize-about-food-how-is-the-latter-supposed-to-work/598695/41 "2011-10-07T02:39:23Z")
Well then I must have a penis somewhere that I haven’t discovered yet because my fantasies are about sex, not food. I do love to cook though and I’m good at it. I do think about what I’m going to make and get excited over good meals. Is that fantasizing? I don’t think so. My sex fantasies do not include food…um…usually. Hmm…now where’s that penis? You’d think that after 47 years I would have run into it…😃 ---
**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-fantasize-about-sex-women-fantasize-about-food-how-is-the-latter-supposed-to-work/598695/42 "2011-10-08T01:10:54Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > actually what you’re describing immediately brings to mind the first time i discovered [this.](http://www.ciaobellagelato.com/blog/?p=1168) i almost cried. omg! I love those! ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-fantasize-about-sex-women-fantasize-about-food-how-is-the-latter-supposed-to-work/598695/43 "2011-10-08T01:23:48Z")
> [@Diamonds02](#): > > I heard this on one of the radio shows this morning. They quoted a recent study that men fantasize most about sex (obviously), but women fantasize most about food? Maybe the two are not mutually exclusive? Maybe the researcher did not tweak to the women fantasizing about, say, a sturdy cucumber or zucchini? > [@rhubarbarin](#): > > Only men do that on my facebook. Leave off the “book” on the end and you’ve got the makings of a good Saturday night. ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-fantasize-about-sex-women-fantasize-about-food-how-is-the-latter-supposed-to-work/598695/44 "2011-10-08T02:42:58Z")
I already eat everything I want to. Maybe that’s why I don’t think about eating very much. (My 3rd easily misconstrued post in this thread. You’re welcome!) ---
**Author:** ![Teacake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Teacake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teacake)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-fantasize-about-sex-women-fantasize-about-food-how-is-the-latter-supposed-to-work/598695/45 "2011-10-08T17:53:27Z")
This thing about women talking more about food, describing it to each other in greater detail, etc… in my experience, women do that about sex too, more than men. Otherwise why would there have been that groaning-recognition laugh when Ross and Rachel first kissed on Friends, and she described every detail of it second by second to the other girls while all Ross had to answer was “Tongues?” “Yeah”. So it’s not a food vs. sex thing, it’s just how people talk about experiences. Maybe. ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-fantasize-about-sex-women-fantasize-about-food-how-is-the-latter-supposed-to-work/598695/46 "2011-10-09T07:02:55Z")
> [@Diamonds02](#): > > But how does one _fantasize_ about food? Bananas, carrots, cucumbers, zuchinni, sausages, corn dogs, pepperoni…😛 ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-fantasize-about-sex-women-fantasize-about-food-how-is-the-latter-supposed-to-work/598695/47 "2011-10-09T07:17:43Z")
Corn dogs? Aren’t they kind of…crumbly? ---
**Author:** ![Carmady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@Carmady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carmady)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-fantasize-about-sex-women-fantasize-about-food-how-is-the-latter-supposed-to-work/598695/48 "2011-10-09T13:17:20Z")
I once went 4 days without eating, and I definitely fantasized about food. At one point I was desperately searching the internet just for pictures of food. I made a picture of a cheeseburger and a milkshake my desktop and just stared. ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-fantasize-about-sex-women-fantasize-about-food-how-is-the-latter-supposed-to-work/598695/49 "2011-10-09T17:16:43Z")
> [@Koxinga](#): > > Corn dogs? Aren’t they kind of…crumbly? Well, if you’re going to fantasize you might as well get your kink on. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-fantasize-about-sex-women-fantasize-about-food-how-is-the-latter-supposed-to-work/598695.md?page=2)