In the immortal words of Russell Brand, “I’ve heard that women do fake orgasms, but I’ve never seen it… It really, deeply upset me.”

Many men say that they would be devastated if they found out the woman they were sleeping with was faking orgasms. An insult to their manhood and their skills, most men say they’d rather have a woman tell them what they can do to help her have a REAL orgasm than straight-up fake it. However, new research is showing that women might be faking orgasms because they don’t want their men to cheat on them. It’s like a never ending cycle of fake moaning and unhappiness!

From the study via BusinessInsider:

The results of this research support the hypothesis that pretending orgasm may be a form of mate retention performed by women to prevent a partner’s infidelity or defection from the relationship. Women who perceived higher risk of partner infidelity were more likely to have pretended orgasm during copulation with their partner. Furthermore, women who were more likely to have pretended orgasm reported engaging more frequently in all five categories of mate retention. Thus, women’s perceptions of partner infidelity risk may be an underlying variable that causes both pretending orgasm and increased performance of mate retention.

Confusing verbiage that I’m pretty sure translates to: women who are insecure in their relationships are more likely to fake orgasms to attempt tot keep their partner interested. Which basically just seems to add to the unfortunate truth that because women have been sexually repressed and taught to be ashamed of their desires for so long, that they don’t feel entitled to ask for what they want. So, dudes, if you want to keep your lady from pulling Oscar-worthy performances in the bedroom – TELL HER. Let her know that she doesn’t need to fake it, because you’ll do what it takes to ensure she feels the real deal!