Women and casual sex
Posted by: smilie on 06/30/2005 - 12:34 AM
"IT COMES DOWN to the idea that people believe women don't like sex as much as men do!" says Emily Dubberley.
The English sex writer/ author and I laugh and snort with derision. It's the scorn of a female duo for whom this obviously doesn't apply.
However, it's very relevant to the subject we're discussing on the phone with such animation.
We're talking about casual sex and why it's always been seen as a male trait and not a female practice. This is, of course, because men have historically led the field in promoting casual sexual encounters while, traditionally, women have sought relationships.
However, there's been a seismic shift in the past decade. Women have claimed their place beside men in the sexual arena and are now making their own sexual choices and demands, including instigating and relishing casual sex when they choose to.
It's an area of female sexuality rarely discussed except by women with their closest pals and, in fact, no author has tackled the subject in depth. The thought of women indulging in sex without strings still has the ability to shock. There lingers the double standard of men who sleep around being called studs while a woman is called a slut.
It's an area of female sexuality rarely discussed except by women with their closest pals and, in fact, no author has tackled the subject in depth. The thought of women indulging in sex without strings still has the ability to shock. There lingers the double standard of men who sleep around being called studs while a woman is called a slut.