Originally posted by
eleanorigby
This age old myth just won't die. It's not so much one gender likes sex and one doesn't as it is the two aren't communicating about their needs. The expectations of either gender can negatively effect the desire, performance and enjoyment of the opposite.
Woody Allen Quote:
"We never have sex; we have it 3 times/week"
"We always have sex; we have it 3 times/week"
IOW, in my opinion, each couple needs to work out a balance between themselves. Generalities can be useful, but they only go so far.
I have noticed a distinct change in the "tone" and focus of romance novels within my teen and adulthood. As a teen, I read quite a few of them. ALL of the heroines were virgins (although her friends were allowed to be sexually active--but it was never explored); and most of them were happy to find Mr Right and give up their "careers".
I have read very few romances as an adult (just not my thing), but I did have to read several for an adult fiction class I took in grad school. Heroines may or may not be a virgin--the vast majority of them are NOT; all of them work, although not all of them like their job (definitely more realistic), and Mr Right can be anything from Tall, Dark and Silent but Strong (and Rich) to struggling musician. IOW, the cardboard hero has grown as well. In the ones I read, there was no reluctant sex on the part of the woman--but the conventional ending did hold.
I know of only one woman who made no bones about wanting to marry money. She has made her bed, and I hope she is happy in it. (no, it's not me). I doubt it, but she does have the wealth, house and doesn't have to work outside the home. But I can't help but feel that she does indeed have to work for her position...
I don't understand why it's not easy to see that "horniness" varies as broadly among women as it does among men.