Are Males more Lustful than females? Why?

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For example, the simple sight of a woman unclothed is errotic to the average man… The sight of a man unclothed is ho hum to the average woman. ]

…don’t you think the veracity of those two above comments depends entirely on who the unclothed body is??? I mean, I could walk around naked (oh, the horror), and the feminine reaction might well be ho-hum (after throwing up)…but let Brad Pitt or some other male sex symbol strut his stuff and the same women could well be giggling like schoolgirls…and I guarantee you that if one saw an unclothed 300 pound woman one might call the local zoo to inquire about escapees…
 
OnlineHarvest said:
What’s the ratio of rape victims, men to women? It helps to understand the strength of lust and I believe it is far stronger as a whole with the male population. Hands down.
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Rape has very little to do with lust. Rape is the act of a man who feels impotent, and who lacks a sense of control over his life.

Lust is sexual feelings for someone that you don’t know very well. Normally, people don’t act on lust, but if they do, they would do so in a sexual way, rather than through rape.
 
jmcrae said:
Lust is sexual feelings for someone that you don’t know very well.
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Untrue. One can lust after anyone, from total strangers to close friends. Usually you’re fairly well-acquainted with your neighbor’s wife when you start to covet her. Lust has to do with seeing someone simply as an object to be used for sexual gratification, and not as a human being made in God’s own image and likeness.

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IrishBrigade said:
For example, the simple sight of a woman unclothed is errotic to the average man… The sight of a man unclothed is ho hum to the average woman. ]

…don’t you think the veracity of those two above comments depends entirely on who the unclothed body is??? I mean, I could walk around naked (oh, the horror), and the feminine reaction might well be ho-hum (after throwing up)…but let Brad Pitt or some other male sex symbol strut his stuff and the same women could well be giggling like schoolgirls…and I guarantee you that if one saw an unclothed 300 pound woman one might call the local zoo to inquire about escapees…
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All that does it prove our point!

With men, it doesn’t take much to spure us on to lust. She does not have to be some A-list celebrity, model, etc. The female form in general can do this.

However, with women, it does take much (like you said Brad Pitt) and from my conversations with the opposite sex, it is often those things not related to physical image that get them going (e.g., personality, character) and those cannot be activated on sight as a man’s can be, merely by the looking.

As I said, men, hands down.
 
As Camile Palgia once said I will accept the fact female and male sexuality are equal in lust when I found that a population of female huntergatherers has kippnaped men from rival villages to used them for breeding.
Only men do that so far. Is about increasing the posiblities of passing around their genes.
 
In evolutionary terms (Darwinian randomness) it’s all about energy.
Females invest a tremendous amount of energy in each egg. Whether birds or mammals, initial development of the young depends on the egg; therefore, according to this theory, females are much more choosy than males, requiring a male that (who) will contribute in some way to the raising of young, even if it’s only protection of a herd.
Males, on the other hand, according to our theory, invest almost nothing in sperm cells. Sperm eliminate all cellular organelles and functions except their share of the genetic component and mobility. Sperm are “energetically cheap.” In humans, 300 million sperm per ejaculation is typical. Each competes against each of the others and the female’s immune system to reach the egg first, after which no other sperm can enter.
This is, theoretically, why females of some species choose their mates (birds - think peacocks) or males compete for the rights to impregnate several females (bighorn sheep).
If that theory is corect and carries over to humans, as is postulated by some, then of course, males are more lustful…their “job” is to impregnte as many females as possible. Females, on the other hand, must choose the man they believe will be the best husband and who will help them protect their investment of metabolic energy.
According to our theory, both male and female have the same desire to pass their individual genetic component to the next generation.
While we’re here, we can now posulate that the sexual revolution of the '60’s & '70’s has overriden this Darwinian mandate in humans and tended to equalize the drives of both male and female.
Of course, you’ll notice that God, Natural Law and many more “monkey wrenches,” (Not that God is a monkey wrench) have not been considered in the above discussion. This would be the naturalistic view.
 
OnlineHarvest said:
All that does it prove our point!

With men, it doesn’t take much to spure us on to lust. She does not have to be some A-list celebrity, model, etc. The female form in general can do this.

However, with women, it does take much (like you said Brad Pitt) and from my conversations with the opposite sex, it is often those things not related to physical image that get them going (e.g., personality, character) and those cannot be activated on sight as a man’s can be, merely by the looking.

As I said, men, hands down.
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I disagree. I react on sight and no it doesn’t have to be Brad Pitt (yuck), and no, I don’t have to know them. Kris Kristofferson & Paul Williams work for me. We also react more to the written word, our imagination takes over.

Women have been taught that they have a lower sex drive and I think they’ve been taught that by men. It’s not been my experience with the friends I’ve had through the years. I lived in residence with all females for 2 years. In no way, shape or form we we less lustful than our male counterparts.
 
Just a playful observation:

Q: When there is a nude male and nude female in a room, which one is “nuder”?
A: The male, because even his thoughts are visible.

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I think that it is equal to a degree.

Men may be drawn to the image of a nude woman, but women are not typically the case. So do women just live a virtuous life without any sexual stimulation before sexual intercourse? I would think not! Ever wondered what’s in those steamy romance novels? As requested by a moderator I shall not divulge with details, but lets just say that it is the female equivolent to porn. In fact, if memory serves me, the original form of pornography was actually stories about sexual experiences from the Greek words which I don’t remember.

It’s not so much that women masquerade their sexual desires into a socially acceptable form, but that society masquerades sin as socially acceptable. Pornography is currently being defended by some of the biggest porn industry icons such as Ron Jeremy. Ron has been on tour debating a Protestant on the truth about Porn. Mr. Jeremy insists that porn is necessary for a healthy relationship either dating or in marriage.

I don’t know of many men who have actually read a romance novel, but I read a portion of one and was mortified by what I read. From the descriptions to choice in language; nothing innocent or pure could be found in that novel. To back my case I have talked to many Christian women who say they have stopped reading romance novels because it caused them to fantasize and stumble in the area of lust. One was so bold as to say, “Funny, men have their porn and we have our romance novels.”

So I would be forced to draw the conclusion that they are equal in their lust, but a man’s lust is more apparent.
 
I saw an interesting documentary about a woman who had a sex change to become male. When she started receiving testosterone was amazed at how strong the male sexual urge was, and had trouble controlling it and acting civil. She came away with a new appreciation for how hard men have to work to control themselves to act civil and polite (and morally I guess, although she didn’t say that).
 
Neil_Anthony said:
She came away with a new appreciation for how hard men have to work to control themselves to act civil and polite (and morally I guess, although she didn’t say that).
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Yes men have it harder. The road to heaven is much harder and takes more sacrifice. But the opportunity for the ultimate reward for those who persevere is higher then also.
 
Testosterone is responsible for libido in both men and women. Men produce far more testosterone than do females, ergo men have a stronger libido to deal with than do women. Additionally, men are fertile 24/7 basically till the day they die. Women are fertile for 48 hours out of every 28 days. Our strongest desire for sex naturally occurs during our most fertile times. Women obviously desire sex more often than 48 hours out of every 28 days, but still it’s not 24/7 for most healthy females. A woman’s hormone fluctuations will cause her sexual desire to wax and wane through the month, whereas a man is fairly consistent barring any other health considerations.

Men are more lustful than women, and this is their cross to bear.
 
I don’t know about that - I find myself daydreaming in inappropriate ways, even at times of the month when I’m not fertile. 😊

(I also don’t usually need much in the way of external stimulation; looking at or reading about members of the opposite sex isn’t necessary to bring on an episode - I thought better of explaining that to a recent confessor, who advised me to avoid the company of men, other than my husband - I didn’t think it would be good for him to know that I could probably have this same difficulty, even if I were cloistered into the deepest recesses of the world’s strictest convent.)
 
BeeSweet said:
T. Our strongest desire for sex naturally occurs during our most fertile times. A woman’s hormone fluctuations will cause her sexual desire to wax and wane through the month, whereas a man is fairly consistent barring any other health considerations.
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OK, I have a very frequent desires and have no fertile times. That ship sailed quite a few years a go.😊 What might be your explanation for that?
 
No, men are not more lustful. Men and Women can be just as lustful. Women hide it more and that is why it is not as apparent, but no men do NOT have it any harder than women when it comes to sins of the flesh. Saying men have it harder and struggle more is just an excuse for them when they fall.
 
katy said:
OK, I have a very frequent desires and have no fertile times. That ship sailed quite a few years a go.😊 What might be your explanation for that?
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The testosterone is still there, but now its not being counteracted by as many of those pesky (nurturing) female hormones.

The sad part is that testosterone production is tapering off in men your age.
 
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