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« Marriage And Wealth | Main | Can We Talk? » Wednesday, February 8, 2006Battle Of The SexesCazzie2005 writes: one of the stranger moral/philsophical sexual conflicts i've come across over the years involves the distinctly different view men and women have (believe) about infidelity. being the dogs we are, men (with the exception of Bill Clinton, bless his sordid hillbilly heart and lying Southern soul) know that infidelity is any sexual relationship (intercourse or no) with a female other than his wife. then why is it, that so many women i've known, loved, married (yes, including the Current Wife, bless her radiant soul) and befriended (both professionally and socially) believe the following: if a married man has sexual intercourse with a single (non-married) woman, it is NOT adultery on the part of the woman. I'd appreciate your thoughts on this. Dear Cazzie2005: I think the difference in opinion here between how men view adultery vs. how women see it has to do with the whole gender divide when it comes to sex in general. Specifically: When it comes to sex, men are thought to be primal; when we act out sexually, we allegedly do so always on a purely impulsive, physical and instictual basis. Women, on the other hand, are believed to operate on a higher emotional plane when it comes to sex. For them, physical gratification is secondary to how initimacy makes them "feel." While I actually think that there is a great deal of truth to this gender based sexual categorization--pornograpy, for example, has a far greater appeal to men than it does women--I still don't like the idea of broad-brushed generalizations, particularly as they apply to the sexes. In other words, there are indeed men who view sex as being more than the pleasures inherent in the physical act of love-making itself; conversely, there are certainly women for whom a great sexual experience is just that. Posted by Movable Type Administrator at 12:42 PM
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