Experts have most often concluded that it comes down to cultural attitudes: men are brought up to emphasise their ability as an almighty sexual conqueror, while women are encouraged to present themselves as virginal and untouched.

For relationships expert Tracey Cox, the question of how many people someone has slept with is "the most pointless question of all, because it takes out the emotion, and it takes out the circumstance. And also, unconsciously, people lie. Men multiply the number by two, while women divide it by three. Women tend to attach more emotional significance to sex, and so we might not remember one-night stands, or relationships that weren't significant. If the sex wasn't significant, we won't remember it."
...Guardian

Well I'd have to say in the neighborhood of 330.

Reminds me of a Mexican girl friend of mine who had had sexual relations with several men but considered all white women whores.

I'm mystified. I don't like being mystified. It's a male thing.

I'm afraid to guess as I'm bound to be wrong.

Eleven

I remember a woman I knew in college who threw a party to celebrate #100 when we were first years.

As for me, I've tried to count a few times, but each time I find that I leave some out. Or can't remember names. Oops. It's somewhere around 25. Or am I dividing by 3?

I disagree strongly that it is a learned difference between men and women.

I believe it is biological!

Very few partners, loads of sex. It's called fidelity.

Ye, I was stuck with that too after marriage but not exactly proud of it. Would I be different if I had it over again? I still wonder if I could have kept up with my sex bomb. I could have die trying!

My 11th is still my current even after 25 years I still find her exciting