Aella is a writer, blogger, data analyst, and sex worker who has written extensively about the psychology and economics of online sex work, conducting extensive surveys and research in order to understand the ecosystem of sex workers. She grew up in Idaho as the oldest of three daughters of conservative parents who were part of a community of fundamentalist Christians, where she was homeschooled; their family name has been withheld in media coverage for privacy reasons.
She moved out at age 17 after a fallout with her parents, and in , after quitting a job as an assembly line worker in a factory, began working as a camgirl. By , she was described as having set herself apart partly by conducting extensive market research, e. Even in the most egalitarian countries, men prefer more sexual partners compared to women. In Norway, researchers asked people how many sex partners they would prefer over the next 30 years.
On average, women preferred five, men preferred Even the desire to kiss before intercourse differs between the sexes. About 53 percent of men report that they would have sex without kissing, while only Studies of online dating, for example, find that most men find most women to be at least somewhat attractive.
In contrast, women, on average, view 80 percent of men as below average in attractiveness. Sexual mistakes are viewed differently. Research indicates that when asked to reflect on their sexual history, women are more likely to regret having had sex with someone, while men are more likely to regret having missed out on sexual opportunities.
For same-sex friends, men and women prioritized personality and social intelligence. For opposite-sex friends, though, men assigned greater value on attractiveness, whereas women placed greater value on economic resources and physical prowess.
