Studs Vs Sluts

One great thing about working at Star Publishing is the unlimited opportunity for in-depth and truly interesting discussion. I recently got into such a discussion with two of the Star Newspaper's writers. The conversation centered on the differences between men and women and the male writer was convinced that women are the superior sex. I would have to agree with him there but the conversation got much more interesting than that.

We started talking about whether women are really able to sleep around or have sex without any emotional attachment like some men are able to do very well. I call this the battle of the Studs Vs the Sluts. We all know what happens is a guy enjoys himself and beds many women. His friends slap him on the back and treat him like their national hero. But when a woman decides to be sexually liberated and add a few notches to her bedpost she is instantly labeled a slut. Isn't this an equal opportunity society where there both sexes should be treated the same?

Another important question that arises in these types of situation is the question of whether men and women are built the same emotionally. Can a woman truly 'screw around' like a man and have sex just for the pleasure of it without developing any emotional attachment to the guy in question? During our discussion at work, the male writer was convinced that women were simply not like men in that respect and that the mothering instincts in women always pop up in all situations. He went on to say that many women try to just have sex but sooner of later emotions get in the way.

I do not fully agree with that statement because like everything else it depends on the person involved. I can talk from the perspective of a woman and say that sometimes sex is just sex and at other times emotional attachments do arise. What started out as just sleeping together turns into something more. From a male perspective, I can only say what my male friends have told me. They too agree that they can just sleep around and really not feel anything for the women. One admitted that even though he was happily married and that he would never leave his wife, a little something different on the side now and then was necessary. This, he said would never affect his marriage. He also went on to admit that if his wife did the same thing then he would have a problem with it because she would get too involved with the other man (as all women do!).

So the great debate rages on. Are men and women emotionally different when it comes to sex and everything else? Recent scientific studies suggest that there are starck differences between the emotional wiring in men and women. The research studies suggested that the brains of the sexes are built differently. So would these differences affect how we view and respond to sex? The discussions continue….