could you live like this, or would it be hell? kind of a hypothetical about sexual relationships . . .?

Question

I started thinking about what a world might be like without sex taboos and restrictions, but with reliable birth control and std prevention. I mean, we’re moving in that direction right? Conventional wisdom is that men want to have sex with as many women as possible to spread their seed, but women invest more into their children and therefore are choosier because they have an instinct to want good genes for their kids.

I read an article that says women are good at finding cues in guys faces as to whether they’d be a better fling or a better provider. Turns out, when women ovulate they are most attracted to men with features that suggest strong testosterone – hotties if you will. However, for the rest of the month, women want men with softer features that are more likely to provide a stable life.

So, if there were no sexual taboos, and instead of being conditioned to want to lock up ours and other sexuality, we were raised to not be judgmental and jealous, I think it might go something like this: men would still try to get as much action as they could, but women’s preferences would tend to divide men into two non-excsusive categories: hot guys for hook ups, and guys who are long term material. In fact, I think they do this now – but instead of doing the hook up thing in their twenties and settling down towards their thirties, they might do both at the same time. Have their hook ups using protection for thrills and satisfaction when they need it, but for the bulk of the month be with their partner and have children with him.

Its not unheard of. Most bird are monogamous in that they have life partners, but most females still have sex with young males with high testosterone during prime fertilization, while an older male maintains the nest and assists in raising – most like because he’s had sex with the female much more over a long period, making the eggs not unlikely his.

So what if our world was organized like this? Would women enjoy it? Would men enjoy it? What role would you most likely fill? What role would be the best/ worst, and why?

Answer 1

dearie...this, wherever you found it is nonsense......we have a cerebral cortex that is pretty powerful unlike birds who have a brain the size of a grain of rice.....men have always and will continue to screw anything that walks as long as she looks his way and women will always try to nest with a man...that is nature......if women were actually looking at the details you speak of, there would not be so many pregnant unmarried idiots...they would have better sense than to breed with these loser men.....you're thinking too hard.....

Answer 2

To a person like me that would be hell. I don't agree with cheating on any level. I have never had the urge to cheat regardless if I was ovulating or not. I would really like to see the source where you read this. As for men, The man I have is the fatherly type and the macho type so I guess got the best of both worlds. The role I would be playing is probably the outcast that didn't cheat and was very happy with the man she is with.. So I guess I wouldn't fit into the scheme of things.

Answer 3

We r not birds,.birds fly away, Some mate 4 life but males r always trying to mate w/ females Female birds r always building & maintaining thier nest. They return year after year.After the death of thier male they still want to reproduce so a suitable male will b chosen . It is the female who says yey or ney to the mate . We have the power here. And when they don't provide we become spiders. Black widows... After mateing they eat thier male counterpart,. I think most woman would like 1 man forever but like tigers, they won't put up w crap.,The king of the jungle w/ a roar 4 show provides for his little young lions which he is very proud of but when he is too old he leaves his pack and dies alone.

Answer 4

Someone's been reading too many 'amazon tribe' Harlequin Romance novels.

Yes, women get the best of both worlds, while the weak-chinned men become p*ssy-whipped househusbands and the hotties do all the dicking.

Same fantasy world as comics for 13 year old boys - hot chicks with big boobs, tiny waists, and tight buns who dig nerdy types.

Answer 5

Most men think monogamy is some kind of wood! Your theory wont hold water young breeders would kill off the older breeders so they could have the nest, It would revert back to caveman the young and strong would kill each other off leaving just woman and some old but still us full men?

Answer 6

Wouldn't like it. I like the closeness of companionship and "oneness" too much. Wouldn't want to sacrifice any of it.

Answer 7

We need to chat about this more