My friend Jaime was just complaining at last week's book-club meeting that she used to have a, how to say this gently, purely physical relationship with a guy named Drew.  Suddenly, instead, he's now calling her to say that he's in her neighborhood, then coming by, at which point she makes them a pot of tea... and then he leaves.  Confusing, isn't it? 

Not really, according to a poll recently conducted by YouGov for UK Craigslist:

"YouGov asked 541 single Brits how far they agreed with the following statement: 'If I like someone on a first date, I would rather end the date with a nice cup of tea, coffee or other warm drink than by spending the night with them.' Almost eight times as many respondents "definitely agreed" (45%) with the statement as 'definitely disagreed' (6%). Over four times as many (62%) either 'definitely or strongly agreed' as the number (15%) who 'definitely or strongly disagreed.' Even among single males in the highly sexed 18-24-year-old age range, the lust for sex was no match for the lust for tea: Twice as many (21%) such males 'definitely agreed' as 'definitely disagreed' (11%)."

Beyond the obvious, don't you love how they felt the need to specify "a nice cup of tea, coffee or other warm drink?" (Cocoa... Hot Toddy... Theraflu...)