Talk:One-night stand

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This article was nominated for deletion on 31 December 2009. The result of the discussion was keep.

The term comes from live-stage touring practices such as the American vaudeville circuit where many acts were booked for a single performance; the song "We Open in Venice" from Kiss Me, Kate (not the TV show) suggests longer engagements, but catches the feel of such circuits. IMO both topics can be covered well in a single article.
--Jerzy•t 04:15, 11 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've now added the theatrical usage to wikt:one-night stand; as i note at wikt:talk:one-night stand, there are something like 20K Google hits supporting this. There are enough hits for

circuit Vaudeville

that we probably could make good use of an article on vaudeville circuit, which could then probably accomodate a ToP Dab on One-night stand by providing it a target, in the form of an appropriate section of vaudeville circuit.
--Jerzy•t 21:49, 2 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I've always been under the impression that the origin was a slang term for the type of very small, low (or NO) frills rented ROOMS where Vaudeville performers frequently spent the night between shows or between trains, i.e. a cheap room with only a bed and ONE NIGHT-STAND (a night-stand being a small table next to the bed). From this connotation (a "one night-stand" being a cheap room) it became corrupted into referring to the kind of sexual liason which can take place in said cheap room (i.e., a random or casual one-time sexual encounter). This may also be an example of synecdoche. Any opinions? (PS- I've never made an addition to wikipedia before so I hope I've done this correctly 000nemo000 06:54, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That might be more suitable for an Urban Dictionary entry as an ... alternate theory? There are some good sources on the origins of English phrases (such as Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable) so including etymology and origins of the term, through secondary sources, is not inappropriate. Dano67 (talk) 10:49, 12 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I am rather sure the social stigma also applies in Eastern society. Manderiko 03:42, 3 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I am rather sure the social stigma applies least to Western society, and more to islamic, mongolic etc. society. Salaskan 17:35, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

one cannot be sure of either assumption in general. Attitudes are not monolithic, and social strictures around behavior -- and sexual activity in particular -- are not exclusive to more 'traditional' cultures.

' Dano67 (talk) 18:19, 11 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I think that maybe someone should discuss the prevelence of Alcohol fuelled one night stands. The article doesn't even mention it, whereas I'd guess that the majority of one night stands, at least in the UK, are alcohol related...—Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.69.36.199 (talk • contribs) 17:26, 21 April 2007 Can you get sources or research to back up this statement? --Saab 1989 (talk) 19:35, 10 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've added most one nighters are under alcohol influence. — Preceding unsigned comment added by GeordieWikiEditor (talk • contribs) 17:13, 21 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

And women regret it more than men--GeordieWikiEditor (talk) 17:17, 21 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The above statement should be discounted as hearsay. No verifiable scientific evidence exists. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.81.160.77 (talk) 22:25, 4 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Anonymous sex redirects here. Links in the "see-also" of this page and on the casual sex page seem to suggest that there once was a separate page, but I see no discussion of it here. I think that anonymous sex is not the same as a one-night stand: anonymous sex is necessarily with a stranger, and is necessarily a one-night stand, but one-night stands might not necessarily be with a stranger and thus might not be anonymous sex. Am I making any sense? Cazort 02:22, 31 July 2007 (UTC) I just found an archived conversation that showed that this article was nominated for deletion and that the voting was overwhelmingly "keep". What happened? It looks like one user heavy-handedly changed the page to a redirect. I am restoring it, deleting the redirect. However, the page Anonymous sex is poor quality and needs citations and cleanup...so check it out and please work on it. Cazort 02:27, 31 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Does a one night stand imply that sex has occurred between the two parties? Or would heavy petting suffice to call it a one night stand?--Secretss (talk) 09:23, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It usually means sex has taken place. Flyer22 (talk) 07:55, 21 April 2008 (UTC)for A one night stand you better be have sex other wise its just a casuel date[reply]

Are you people implying heavy petting isn't? Konaya (talk) 20:48, 31 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A one night stand has historically meant some event having happened one night only, such as two stars singing on stage together on only one occasion. Why this article makes it out as always being used in a sexual context is rather strange.

• A one night show, or a one night engagement, would be such a performance, but a one night stand is decidedly a sexual concept. bd2412 T 11:45, 23 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The article seems well presented, without POVs or original research, yet it has been tagged with "The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject." Moreover, there is no substantiation of this tagging here in the Talk Page. I suggest that the tag should be removed. -The Gnome (talk) 09:14, 10 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. Flyer22 (talk) 07:53, 21 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I find it amusing how the Risks try to hide by using a small section heading. Maybe its because I cannot find anything on "preticyrine". I really hope this is due to a mistake, inventing a disease to scare people is under no circumstances acceptable. Also "it is mainly recommended to refrain from having sex with unknown partners" by whom? I suggest any form of veiled moralisation should be removed. --88.72.234.207 (talk) 15:13, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This section states "The risks of participating in one-night stands are similar to the risks of having any other kind of sex." Really? So monogamous sex within a marriage is just as risky as one-night stands? Where's the reference on this "statistic?" I recommend it be modified or deleted completely. Tom Georges (talk) 17:24, 28 January 2010 (UTC) When your engaging in sex there is a standard risk that your putting your self into regardless of the type of sexual relation your having or the number of partners. Furthermore, monogamous sex has it on risks health wise which is not related to STDS directly. Furthermore you can argue that pregnancy is a risk of monogamous sex, one stand sex and polygamous sex which makes an overall risk of sex. Therefore the current used language is proper and I do not see any reason to make distinction between the polygamous sex and the monogamous sex. --Saab 1989 (talk) 19:41, 10 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Is a link to a list of sexual positions relevant with one-night stands? I'd've thought it'd be relevant regardless of the type of encounter, thus not needing to be specifically linked? 94.192.52.244 (talk) 16:04, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WTF was this listed for deletion? Handschuh-^{talk to me} 11:19, 1 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

LOL! Read the AfD discussion tagged at the top. I also disagree with it being nominated for deletion, and so did others apparently. It just needs fixing up. Flyer22 (talk) 04:10, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Seem's a bit biased to me, and without any reference or evidence. Seems like a mutual relationship to me, despite the aftermath. This discussion is opinion and not factual. If its not rape, then it takes two to tango. --71.245.164.83 (talk) 00:41, 9 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes Anuj vaidhya (talk) 20:19, 11 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A one-time sexual encounter is not necessarily a one-night stand (i.e a one time sexual encounter within a relationship), the defining of a one-night stand is the absence of expectation or intention that the relationship will be extended beyond the initial sexual encounter.

The parenthesis seems to define "one-night stand" as "a one time sexual encounter within a relationship". Is that intended? —Tamfang (talk) 22:56, 23 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The article was a mess overcomplicating the simple concept of a one-night stand being a single sexual encounter with another person. Cleaned up. --Xagg (talk) 20:00, 12 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The given examples of participants are not backed by any source and seem to be based on personal opinion or maybe personal experience. Hula Hup (talk) 05:09, 25 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'm surprised the studies showing the elementary fact that women have it much easier to get one-night stands as opposed to men have not been mentioned. Being lazy, I'm not gonna invest my time into looking into this but I'd appreciate if anyone could rectify this lacuna. Of course, it's an elementary biological fact that anyone not blind knows, but still I'd like to see it highlighted in the article. Regards, Miacek (talk) 15:22, 18 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This article is utter trash: almost a third consists of quotes from trashy relationship paperbacks written by "relationship therapists" and the structure, bizarrely consisting of a definition and the sections "Further relationships" and "Views", would be a joke even for something written by a middle school student. This should be limited to a Wiktionary entry and expanded with etymology. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2003:C6:3F0E:BA8D:A0E6:E6C6:6083:398E (talk) 14:53, 7 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]