radiodude said:
Interesting discussion...
To go a bit further with the Quality Woman idea. I believe as you do no woman is inherently higher quality than another in terms of potential behavior. There are those who make better choices than others as there are the same with men.
The problem being, there are a lot of wolves in sheep's clothing.
You said something earlier that made me think about a womans sexuality and how it affects a mans ego. When you mentioned that no man would ever want to know (except for cheating) that his wife in the past participated in orgies, lied, had ONS's or first date sex, it made me think WHY this might be. If a woman is in a good LTR with you and desires you, how does her past behavior which wasn't directed at you reflect on you in any way??
The evolutionary explanation to this lies in the fact that a man wants to be as sure as possible that he isn't raising someone else's kids. Theory being that a woman with a more promiscuous past could be more likely to stray, or if she DID have sex with at least one other partner there is ALWAYS the potential of a "momma's baby, daddy's MAYBE" situation, therefore a man would be wise to judge a woman based upon her past sexual behavior.
As with many other things, this is no longer as accurate of an indicator as it once might have been, back in the days when societies were more closely knit and infidelity carried a much higher price. In today's world, we don't expect a woman to be a virgin when we marry her, so what is the magic number of sexual partners a woman should have had? The answer? Whatever number a woman thinks you will find acceptable, because most of the time if you ask that's the answer you are gonna get.
And you do have a point about the ego thing as well. It most certainly does soothe the ego to think that the woman you are with is an innocent little flower. That's why we like to believe the lies women feel obligated to tell. Because what we don't know can't hurt us.
If a man has gone out and sown his wild oats as well and has a good idea of himself and his abilities, none of this will matter as much. In fact some men may find it sexy that she knows how to handle herself. Still yet some men may find themselves that it all wasn't what they thought it would be and know better to not really care.
In theory this is how it should work in this day and age, but I will admit that even though I personally understand that it isn't as relevant in today's world, I am still more attracted to women who I perceive to have less sexual experience. It's one of those things that's wired into our DNA.
Has anyone ever considered the idea of a woman with a potent sexual past a liberating or better yet empowering thing? I say, allow it to build you up and enrich your life as man!!!
Two schools of thought here.
Logical- does it really matter that much what she has done or who she has done it with? Is that an accurate predictor of future behavior or does it significantly increase the chances of you becoming a cuckold? Certainly less than our impulses make it out to be....
Emotional- a woman with less sexual experience has higher value.
Is either one right or wrong? I don't think so. i would like to think that I am smart enough to be able to judge a woman based upon more reliable criteria that really matters rather than a "biological shortcut", but at the end of the day I can't control what attracts me and what repels me.
You see I think if you accept her past, then you allow her to bring the best of it out FOR and WITH YOU.
Does any sane man actually WANT a virgin? In the past it might have been advantageous, but in today's world I would go so far as to say that you are asking for trouble. Too much temptation and opportunity for women to explore options.
So what's a guy to do?
Me? I adopt the "don't ask don't tell" philosophy. If she's 26 years old and tells me that she's only been with 3 guys she's probably lying or telling a half truth, and if she tells me she's taken 65 c0cks in all three holes I'm gonna be turned off, like it or not.
ketostix said:
How am I missing the point, that's what I said, women vary in loyality? Or are you saying something else like the exact same woman varies in how loyal she is to different men.
Women vary in loyalty AND they vary in loyalty to different men.
I think the point is getting lost in the definition of quality. We agree that some women are more loyal than others, and that not all women lie and cheat. You accept this as being evidence that it is possible to find a woman who will remain loyal and faithful over the course of time, which it IS.
The issue that I have with this is that:
1) Women have much to lose through truth and honesty, and much to gain from lies and deception.
2) Women are BORN actresses. Ever seen crocodile tears? I have.....from most of the women I have been involved in a relationship with
3) It is all situational. A chick is more prone to cheat on a man who is of lower value on her scale, and will be less likely to cheat on a man who has higher value, relative to hers. On top of it all, your value can decrease overnight, for reasons that to YOU seem shallow and callous, such as loss of employment.
All of these factors (and more) serve to create an environment that is not conducive to the fairy tale fantasy relationship that society tells us we all deserve. Due to these and other factors I believe that it is unwise to place a value judgment on a woman who has not proven herself through many trials and tribulations over the course of many years.
You guys throw out the the term "quality woman" as if women walk around with a tag you can check to confirm her quality status. I've seen too many women with supposedly excellent credentials turn out to be low grade material.