(11-08-2015, 11:36 AM)earth_spirit Wrote:(11-08-2015, 10:54 AM)The_Tired_Philosopher Wrote: I understand not being in the mood, it just means there's something up and I'm not feeling up to this right now for various reasons (of which I figure were/are valid).
Unless penetrative sex is involved, there are ways of satisfying your partner that aren't any more difficult than giving them a back rub. There might be valid reasons every now and then, but not over and over again.
I disagree in the extreme. A back rub is quite different than any sexual encounter. During any sex at all, energetic parts of our beings are awakened and energies are exchanged. Think just of the energies involved in creating another life form. These energies are there whether or not we want to have a baby.
It's ludicrous to suggest that a woman should satisfy her man when she doesn't want to, and vice versa. That's what consensual means. If there is a difference in sexual desires, then perhaps the relationship is not working, and the partners aren't suited (not, do something I don't want to do to keep my man happy).
Many games are played in the average relationship. But I would hope that spiritual seekers, man or woman, would employ higher ideals to a relationship: understanding, patience, compassion. If a man has levels of testosterone he can't handle in this context, putting the burden on his mate is not the answer. Deciding if the relationship is working would be a good first step. If it is, then satisfy the imbalance in another way: masturbation or a second partner who wants to engage.
(11-08-2015, 11:36 AM)earth_spirit Wrote: According to Wikipedia (not a very good source I might add) Sixty Shades of Gray sold at least 60 million copies. There are many such books and their target audience is women. Combine this with the popularity of "bad boys, players and jerks" among women instead of "nice guys" who get friendzoned into oblivion. Think of the "rape culture" where feminists blow rape statistics way out of proportion as a means of projecting their sleazy fantasies on the entire male gender, in addition to demonizing them of course.
So yeah, I do estimate that a "significant amount", if not most women are into such games. But I do not believe that this is natural. It might be a consequence of the dominance of "masculine energies" (paraphrasing material from Quo and alleged Earth channelings) over those of the "feminine" sort, although I'm not sure if this can be attributed to the actions of men alone. The "entity" or Logos who created humans designed the sexes in such a way which makes this turn of events.. unsurprising if you ask me.
You seem really, really angry.