{"id":1146,"date":"2009-02-17T16:54:59","date_gmt":"2009-02-17T06:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.msnaughty.com\/blog\/?p=1146"},"modified":"2009-02-17T16:54:59","modified_gmt":"2009-02-17T06:54:59","slug":"female-desire-is-a-paradox-get-used-to-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/msnaughty.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/17\/female-desire-is-a-paradox-get-used-to-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Female Desire Is A Paradox… Get Used To It"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Independent has a he-said, she-said article<\/a> discussing women and desire. Much of it rehashes the New York Times article from a couple of weeks ago, but I felt the need to blog these two paragraphs, just because I liked the sentiment.<\/p>\n

So female desire can be a paradox \u2013 as Prof Chivers reports, we may want to be ravished roughly in an alley and also want someone who can be tender and caring. But I’m always amazed by how male writers manage to make that sound impossible, when really, women are not that complicated. Our sexuality just doesn’t parallel men’s; we can’t always be viewed through the same filter. So perhaps when they study women, scientists should drop the unifying theory idea.<\/p>\n

As Mary Roach says, “[Scientists] saying that they want to increase orgasms, or boost libido is much more helpful than saying: ‘I want to understand women.'” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Catharine Townsend has a point. Why do men always find this complexity confusing? Surely they experience the same thing? Men and women are not automatons, we all want variety in bed and in our relationships. Everyone has their own kinky fantasies… so enough with the “what do women want?” question.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Independent has a he-said, she-said article discussing women and desire. Much of it rehashes the New York Times article from a couple of weeks ago, but I felt the need to blog these two paragraphs, just because I liked the sentiment. So female desire can be a paradox \u2013 as Prof Chivers reports, we may want to be ravished roughly in an alley and also want someone who can Read More …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[306,919,856],"class_list":["post-1146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sex-and-women","tag-female","tag-sexuality","tag-women"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t