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Originally Posted by Plato  Are you saying nobody ever cheats on their partners and then lies about it? |
Of course not, you see it all the time. I just don't agree that it's mostly women and that they are incapable of controlling it due to hormonal takeover. Again, we are quite like other animals, but also very, very different.
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Originally Posted by Plato Besides, Johnny isn't saying it's a good thing to cheat on your partner. Only a person with a very strange disposition would want to do that. The real argument is that monogamy is a social construct and therefore may not be of value for some people, but we use it as if was some kind of moral law, and make non-monogamous women feel bad about themselves. This can cause people to have less sex than they really want to, and feel guilty when they do which is a shame because in the age of the rubber johhny there may be no rational reason not to have have polyamorous relationships. Again though, nobody condones betraying another person's trust if you ARE in a monogamous relationship. |
I can agree with your paragraph here wholeheartedly. However the article in question was of a very different tone and content. If his goal was to state a position similar to what you've just put forth, I would say he failed miserably. It's really hard to see that message past all of the hatred for women permeating that article.
It's strange, I found it so odd that you would post it saying you agreed with it because it seemed to be very contrary to your spirit. Your paragraph above sounds well thought out and enlightened, his article drips with disdain and bitterness.