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Casual sex not emotionally damagingWhile we've heard that the one-night stand or having friends with benefits are bad things, a new study has recently found that casual sex doesn't cause emotional or psychological damage.

After surveying over 1,300 Minnesotans between the ages of 18 and 24, researchers from the University of Minnesota found that while only one-fifth of participants said their most recent sexual partner was casual, their emotional state was no different from respondents who said they were in committed relationships during their last sexual encounter.

Although the study shows that no one "really gets hurt" after hooking up, researchers aren't telling everyone it's necessarily cool to sleep around and still warn people about the physical risks. Marla Eisenberg, one of the study's researchers, told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune that STI and teen pregnancy rates are consistently on the rise.

However, casual sex isn't for everyone. The study found that 29 percent of men compared to 14 percent of women admitted the sex was just casual.

While the new study proves that depression doesn't really stem from a one-night stand, it raises another question -- are men really having more casual sex than women?