Originally posted by: XVIRUSMen think about SEX all the time ...But is it true?nO Personal experience ...But if it is true then why ?
If it is a myth ..then when and how it circulated?
Originally posted by: Freethinker112It's all evolution basically. We men don't have any cycle of fertility, therefore we are built to have as much sex as possible to ensure the survival of species. Again, it's not something we choose. It can be annoying sometimes, being distracted when you are trying to concentrate. 😆 But yeah, what makes a man decent is not just acting on every thought that comes to his mind.
Originally posted by: Beyond_the_Veil
What do you mean by it's evolutionary? Do you mean to say that, since it's survival of the fittest, men who were more lust-driven and women who were more emotional in their sexual behavior/attraction survived (but why...?), and passed such genetic traits to their offspring? Or that men who were less lusty produced less offspring as they had less sexual contacts, and that women who were more lusty but less nurturing also reared less offspring, meaning their genetic trait was not passed down as much as it is the other way round? Is it what you are attempting to say.
I kinda feel lost when people say it's all evolutionary. 😕 Do all environmentally favorable traits always triumph due to natural selection? Hope you will explain. 😳
Originally posted by: Freethinker112
interesting question. I am not well versed enough in evolution to answer the why. But, here is my take.Men don't have a fertility cycle. We can have sex frequently and are capable of ejaculating sperm everytime. And we don't need to be a part of gestation. So, we can have sex always and all is good. So maybe that's the reason we are always wanting to have sex.Human beings don't have a feeding cycle so does that mean we go on binge eating! 😲 The evolutionary excuse is just that – cow dung ! You can dunk them aside for the time being 😆
Women on the other hand have a fertility cycle. And they are the ones who have to go through a tough period of 9 months.Mere 9 months! Its more like a life long responsibility . Children never grow up! 😛
A pregnant woman needs support during pregnancy.Well, there are men who need support (moral and emotional also financial sometimes) throughout their life. So?
She needs someone to protect the children.Ah- so its HER children ! 😲 That explains ! 😆 Yet men forget that while fighting for custodial rights. Double standards !Maybe that's the reason why women are more selective and desire emotional connection. So that they know for sure that the man will support her during pregnancy and after childbirth, and that he just won't leave her after having sex.That's my opinion on how we have evolved. Maybe there is no reason why. After all we are trying to rationalize what we are now. Maybe it didn't happen for a reason.Some evolution indeed! …. IMO women are more quality conscious and farsighted. They are more selective as they would want to ensure that the best genes are passed on to the next generation. They are also usually more emotional and possessive hence believe in making a wise investment of their resources 😛
@Freethinker
We have a fertility cycle and hormonal changes do affect sex drive. However, we can have sex and enjoy it during all stages of the fertility cycle, even during the period. Similarly, we can have and enjoy sex during gestation as well. I don't think these have anything to do with the evolutionary differences in sex drives.
I think you are right with the evolution aspect, but your rationale is a bit off.
Many female mammals raise the offspring by themselves or are part of a pack. The reason the female is selective is because that off spring is to be the propagator of the species. She chooses the best possible male so that the offspring has the best possible evolutionary traits of the species. Many mammals fight to be the alpha male an win the privilege of procreating. The alpha male is the strongest and has the best evolutionary traits. So only he gets to propagate the species. An alpha male will mate with all females in a pack. But the beta males may never get the privilege of mating.
Emotional attachments, monogamy, marriages, relationships are more social human traits and don't have much to do with evolutionary biology. Social evolution of species is a different subject matter, separate from the biology and nature of species.
Originally posted by: Freethinker112interesting question. I am not well versed enough in evolution to answer the why. But, here is my take.
Men don't have a fertility cycle. We can have sex frequently and are capable of ejaculating sperm everytime. And we don't need to be a part of gestation. So, we can have sex always and all is good. So maybe that's the reason we are always wanting to have sex.Women on the other hand have a fertility cycle. And they are the ones who have to go through a tough period of 9 months. A pregnant woman needs support during pregnancy. She needs someone to protect the children. Maybe that's the reason why women are more selective and desire emotional connection. So that they know for sure that the man will support her during pregnancy and after childbirth, and that he just won't leave her after having sex.That's my opinion on how we have evolved. Maybe there is no reason why. After all we are trying to rationalize what we are now. Maybe it didn't happen for a reason.
Originally posted by: return_to_hades
@Freethinker
We have a fertility cycle and hormonal changes do affect sex drive. However, we can have sex and enjoy it during all stages of the fertility cycle, even during the period. Similarly, we can have and enjoy sex during gestation as well. I don't think these have anything to do with the evolutionary differences in sex drives.
Actually I've heard woman gets horny the most at a particular period in a month when she has the highest chance of getting pregnant. 😆 Isn't that evolutionary too, because it's beneficial to have sex at that time.
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