A whole host of issues influence how receptive individual women are to casual sex: societal messages regarding female sexuality and gender roles, potential physical safety and — perhaps most importantly — whether or not the man in question is going to be worth getting in the sack. And yet women do want sexual pleasure without pesky relationship strings, just as men do.
In an ideal world, this would not be as much of an issue; women would be lauded and encouraged to take ownership of their sexuality just as men are, comprehensive sex education would begin early, contraception would be cheap and plentiful and rape culture would not exist. In such an environment, men and women both would be free to explore and express their sexuality without fear of shame or judgement.
One of the first keys to finding people who are interested in casual sex is very simple: you need to be comfortable with meeting people. This means that — unlike in the Clark-Hatfield study, daytime approaches are out. For all practical purposes, this means that the best places to go are bars and clubs.
The best non-bar and club options are parties — preferably ones that are relatively informal and have around people or so. Any more than that and, frankly, you might as well be at a club anyway.
The more room you have to move around and circulate the room, the better — you want to be able to actually approach the people who catch your eye — or even better, give you the come-hither stare. Most people on dating sites — even more free-wheeling sites like OKCupid or Plenty Of Fish — are going to require at least one audition date before hooking up… and well they should, for safety reasons if nothing else.
