AMORE Questionnaire Test - the question form

1. I want to have sex with my partner because sexual intimacy truly helps me feel love, warmth, and care.

2. Sex is more enjoyable if it helps my partner feel encouraged and more optimistic.

3. When something bad or upsetting happens, sexual fantasies or sexual intimacy help me feel better.

4. Overall, sex is important primarily for reproductive purposes (having children).

5. Sexual fantasies and sexual intimacy with an extremely self-confident and demanding partner are much more arousing to me.

6. Expressing sexuality often increases feelings of superiority and power.

7. A sense of power is one of the most arousing aspects of sex.

8. During sexual intimacy or sexual fantasies, the thought that children could result is extremely arousing.

9. To feel that someone cares, sexual intimacy with a partner is the best way.

10. Sex is most pleasurable when it helps a partner forget their problems and enjoy life a little more.

11. Sexual fantasies are most arousing when one partner feels stronger and more dominant.

12. Thoughts about sex or sexual intimacy sometimes help me cope with some everyday problems.

13. I feel strongly aroused when my partner becomes very forceful and aggressive during sexual intimacy.

14. My desire for sexual intimacy arises when I want my partner to pay attention to me and approve of me.

15. Sex is especially pleasurable when both partners want to have a baby.

16. Sexual intimacy with a partner is a good way to demonstrate my strength.

17. The main reason to have sex is the opportunity to show care and demonstrate to one’s partner that they are important.

18. Physical pleasure is the main reason for sexual relationships and fantasies.

19. Sexual intimacy and sexual fantasies are most arousing when a partner completely dominates me and has total control.

20. When problems arise and I want to feel better, sexual fantasies or sex help most.

21. Wanting to have a child is not the most important reason in sexual relationships.

22. Sexual fantasies and sexual intimacy are what arouse me most and give me the greatest satisfaction.

23. It is especially exciting and arousing when my partner takes the lead and tells me what to do during sex.

24. Sexual relationships have special value when they are pleasurable and add variety and an element of risk to life.

25. During sexual intimacy, many people feel a need to be submissive and to experience their partner’s dominance.

26. Having sexual relations with my partner is a good opportunity to become an important part of his life.

27. Sexual intimacy or thoughts about sex often help me cope with some unpleasant moments in life.

28. When life is not going smoothly and I want to feel better, I feel an urge to express my sexuality or fantasize about sex.

29. To show a partner power and strength, it is necessary to have sex with them.

30. Playfulness and a lighthearted, relaxed manner are important elements in expressing sexuality and arousing a partner.

31. Thoughts about sex and sexual intimacy often help reduce tension and provide release.

32. People have sex primarily in order to have children.

33. Sexual intimacy is a good way to help keep my partner from becoming discouraged and unhappy, and to improve their well-being.

34. Experiencing sexual tension is, in many situations, the most exciting and important aspect of sexual activity and sexual fantasy.

35. The need for sexual closeness and intimate relationships with a partner arises when a person wants to feel understood.

36. When a person wants to be dependent on and emotionally attached to someone, sex is an important way to feel closer to a partner.

37. Doing something sexually appealing makes me feel more optimistic when it seems that everything around me is going badly.

38. Sexual relations with a partner are necessary to meet the need for closeness and intimacy.

39. Sexual intimacy or thoughts about sex can improve how a person feels when they are unhappy or depressed.

40. When things are not going very well, thinking about sex or sexual intimacy helps people forget their problems and feel more energized.

41. Sex is an area of a relationship in which a person can feel powerful and attractive to their partner.

42. Sexual intimacy is important for people who want to have children.

43. An emotional connection with my partner in sexual relationships is an important condition for feeling close to them.

44. The greatest satisfaction in sexual relationships comes from being able to feel strong emotions for my partner during sexual intimacy.

45. When a person feels upset or unhappy, there is a strong urge to fantasize about sex or to have sex with someone.

46. Sex is likely to be enjoyable only for people who seek to dominate and control their partner.

47. It is believed that when a partner takes charge and becomes authoritative and dominant in sex or sexual fantasies, it is arousing.

48. Feeling a sense of power over my partner is especially arousing and increases sexual attraction.

49. The chance to feel physical arousal and to satisfy one’s partner is the main thing that motivates people to have sex.

50. I find it especially arousing when a partner is demanding and persistent during sexual intimacy or in fantasies about it.

51. A partner who is aroused by controlling and directing sexual activities can transfer that arousal to the other partner.

52. Desire for sexual intimacy with a partner increases when a person knows that the partner enjoys it and that it boosts the partner’s self-confidence.

53. Sexual self-expression usually makes a person feel like a strong individual who is in control of everything.

54. During sexual activity or sexual fantasies, I find a partner’s dominance and control especially arousing.

55. One of the most appealing aspects of sexual intimacy is when a partner truly needs the other partner’s love and tenderness.

56. Feeling a sense of power over a partner is an important aspect of sexual relationships.

57. The most positive aspect of sexual relationships is the opportunity to help a partner get through difficult times and to show care for them.

58. Exercising power and control during sexual intimacy with a partner is an additional way to experience sexual pleasure.

59. Sexual relations play a very important role in creating emotional intimacy in my relationship with my partner.

60. Mutual affection and love in sexual relationships are among the most effective ways to express care for a partner.

61. Experiencing emotional intimacy during sex is one of the best ways to feel valuable.

62. One positive aspect of sexual intimacy is that it can help increase a partner’s self-esteem.