Sex and the exes

YOU are having an intimate conversation, about how many people you’ve had sex with.

This conversation tends not to happen on a first date — nor even a third or fourth — but when you become exclusive, or, to use an old-fashioned expression, ‘start going steady’, it’s something you might want to talk about.

Is there a ‘right’ number of ex-lovers? Yes, according to Seeking Arrangements, an American dating website. Having surveyed 1,000 of its members, the magic number is 10.