For most of my life I had believed that women were sexual as men, if not more. This was later reinforced through the years by PUA teachers who insisted that women loved sex as much as guys. The basis for this belief was formed several observations:
1. Woman have an organ (clit) that's sole purpose is for sexual stimulation.
2. Woman can have multiple orgasms in a short period.
3. Sex toy industry is largely dominated by women.
4. Most woman have far more sexual partners in their life than men.
5. Prevalence of hypersexuality in women (Nymphomania).
I can also speak from personal experience on my last point; I once dated a girl who would initiate sex with me almost every time and would have multiple orgasms very easily. Maybe she was an outlier, but I'm not so sure.
Recently, however, I've began to question my beliefs on this. According to Tomassi's view on women & sex, this is merely an incredibly effective convention that has been pushed to excuse female behavior and make them more appealing (in effect, a sexual selection convention). I'm not entirely sure that it's actually a commonly held belief; it seems to me like there is a strong divide here but I don't think this notion is largely believed by the masses. But I can see why it would be a useful convention if it is indeed as widespread as he claims.
The case for why men are more sexual than women is quite simple: men are more sexual than women because men have 12-17 times more testosterone, which is the primary hormone that effects libido. And while I obviously won't deny the influence testosterone has on sex drive, it goes with saying that women's sexuality works differently than men's. Clearly there is some other hormonal/neurochemical system that regulates women's libido, because if it was merely testosterone, I can't imagine how they could have any sexual desire at all with such a low amount of T.
Thoughts on this? Maybe I am underestimating how common the "women are as sexual as men" notion is pushed and thereby am not able to fully appreciate or acknowledge the implications of it. And while I am fairly convinced that men, in general, are far more sexual than women, I do think there is probably significantly more overlap than people are willing to admit.
1. Woman have an organ (clit) that's sole purpose is for sexual stimulation.
2. Woman can have multiple orgasms in a short period.
3. Sex toy industry is largely dominated by women.
4. Most woman have far more sexual partners in their life than men.
5. Prevalence of hypersexuality in women (Nymphomania).
I can also speak from personal experience on my last point; I once dated a girl who would initiate sex with me almost every time and would have multiple orgasms very easily. Maybe she was an outlier, but I'm not so sure.
Recently, however, I've began to question my beliefs on this. According to Tomassi's view on women & sex, this is merely an incredibly effective convention that has been pushed to excuse female behavior and make them more appealing (in effect, a sexual selection convention). I'm not entirely sure that it's actually a commonly held belief; it seems to me like there is a strong divide here but I don't think this notion is largely believed by the masses. But I can see why it would be a useful convention if it is indeed as widespread as he claims.
The case for why men are more sexual than women is quite simple: men are more sexual than women because men have 12-17 times more testosterone, which is the primary hormone that effects libido. And while I obviously won't deny the influence testosterone has on sex drive, it goes with saying that women's sexuality works differently than men's. Clearly there is some other hormonal/neurochemical system that regulates women's libido, because if it was merely testosterone, I can't imagine how they could have any sexual desire at all with such a low amount of T.
Thoughts on this? Maybe I am underestimating how common the "women are as sexual as men" notion is pushed and thereby am not able to fully appreciate or acknowledge the implications of it. And while I am fairly convinced that men, in general, are far more sexual than women, I do think there is probably significantly more overlap than people are willing to admit.