Well THIS is an interesting thread!! I didn't even see it until right now!
Can I add? (you know me!) lol
I said to Joel today, that the number of past lovers/sexual partners a man or woman has had, is irrelevant - completely irrelevant. And I won't and don't even enter into this discussion, not ever and not at all.
Not because I've had loads - I have not.
I'm a sexually open, very adventurous and sensual woman - but I can count on my hands how many men I've slept with, and still have fingers left over!! I have also, at the age of 36, never had a one night stand.
But these things, have been my choice? I KNOW who I am. I KNOW that my heart is linked to my libido and I KNOW sleeping with many random strangers, or having one night stands, would be disruptive to my soul and wouldn't serve me, in any way.
So I don't do it.
This is where self pleasure comes in and trust me, I do it often and alot!
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But sexual prowess, is about 'quality' not 'quantity'. Someone in here hit the nail on the head when they made reference to the fragile ego's not being able to handle the number. It's true. And you have to ask yourself 'why' is it true for YOU?
So you meet a new girl - you're on your 5th date and you say to her 'So how many men have you been with'
She looks you dead in the eye and with a gentle smile says '46'
What are you going to feel in that moment? Nothing good I can assure you! You'll judge her, immediately. And at the end of the day, who cares???
As long as the person you're with is clean and free of any diseases or STD's - who really gives a shit how many people they've been with? Or how many one night stands they've had?
All those girls you remember as being sluts - all grow up and get married and have kids someday?
All those bastards who were the worst players in the world, all eventually get married and settle down and build a family with someone else?
My point is - this piece of information, is completely irrelevant to YOUR relationship. So why ask? And why on earth would you want to know?
Sex, is a physical act, it's primal and animalistic and it's a physiological response to stimulation.
So any one of us could be in a pitch black room - and to be crass, a mouth, is a mouth and a hole is a hole. In the end, you will become aroused...and you will cum. Regardless of who it is, what gender they are and their level of attractiveness - this is true for every single one of us - we're human beings! We're created to experience pleasure?
The fundamental difference here is that when you're in a relationship with another person, a brand new one or a long term one - you've made a conscious choice to share your time, heart, dreams, body, space,life and everything else - with that person. The two of you agree to what that relationship looks like and what the boundaries are and how it will work - for you?
Your not in a dark room anymore and it's no longer JUST a physiological response. It now becomes about compatibility, connection, chemistry - and when it comes to these things, we're all looking for something different. What's attractive to me, may not be attractive to you? So this partner selection is subconsciously a very complex and individual process.
So that beautiful woman, you've been seeing for 8 months, who makes you laugh and makes you feel alive and makes you want to be a better man - would suddenly become trash if you found out she'd slept with 21 men before you?
What's the number tolerance threshold? I mean, it's really just stupid.
It's a number. And it doesn't matter.
Joel was 100% right when he said it all comes down to confidence in yourself.
At the end of the day, the ONLY thing you should concern yourself with is being completely present in the relationship and the moment with the wonderful human being you've chosen to be with.
Her past is none of your business, just as yours, is none of hers - but be grateful for it - regardless of the 'number' or his/her 'experiences' - because that same past - has bought him/her directly to you
Ok...epic post. Time for bed
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I may have written this in Dutch...it's 1.00am and my sleepy eyes are on!
