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Friday, April 10, 2009
A Provocative Article About Abstinence from Tom McKnight
I want to include an excerpt here from an article he wrote about women declining pre-marital sex.
Now, as a man, I can be tried for treason for what I am about to say, but let the truth be told. There is a lie, a GREAT LIE that has been drummed up and perpetuated in our world that if a woman doesn't go to bed with a man she loves then she will lose her chance to win his love in return. This is absolutely false, but men have succeeded for the most part in convincing women that it is true.
Tom goes on to say the following:
Some men would accuse me of breaking the "code" of my own gender by openly telling you this, but I'm not here to uphold an immoral code I don't believe in. I believe that in order for men to be truly happy, they must eventually enter a win/win relationship that includes exchanging a committed marital vow in return for the sexual affection bestowed. I believe in paying for what I get, emotionally speaking. This is not only best for the woman; in the long run it is best for the man as well.
Those men who "cheat" a woman of her rightful due in this regard will learn in due course that they have only been cheating themselves. When a man uses a woman for sex, always pretending to leave the door open to marriage (just enough to keep her hoping), it is never win/win. It is actually win/lose. And if win/lose, then ultimately it will be lose/lose, even for him.
Those who read my blog regularly know this is a common theme of mine. There is NO SUCH THING as win/lose. Anything that is win/lose will be seen, sooner or later, as lose/lose. This is why women MUST LEAVE relationship situations that do not feel good to them and that have not changed when the woman expressed herself honestly.
Woman yearns mostly for love and commitment. Man primarily desires sex. The fair tradeoff is: sex in a loving and committed marriage. Women traditionally have had a strong bargaining chip when coming to the negotiating table. But somewhere over the last century, men have succeeded in bluffing women out of their strong position. Most women don't know how powerful they really are, if they just exercise their determination in this regard. Man has stood eyeball to eyeball to woman, and she has blinked!! It was a bluff on his part "it's always been a bluff" and the woman has fallen for it. The bluff is that if a woman doesn't go to bed with a man if she loves him then she will lose her chance to win his love in return.
In actuality, men prefer strong women who can resist them and say no. Men need strong women who can say no. Admittedly this paradox is frustrating to a man, because he is also fighting a sexual urge that is both constant and strong all the time. But emotional and spiritual growth never was easy, and a permissive woman denies him this opportunity to progress.
So there it is, folks. Man and woman were given drives that seem to be in conflict so that they could progress enough spiritually to find a happy win/win resolution.
I have spent this past eight months experimenting with how different ways of approaching this made me feel, and I can assure you that the two choices now for me are abstinence or full commitment. There is no middle ground that feels good to me. And nothing matters as much to me anymore as feeling good on a consistent basis.
(I'm also pretty convinced from reading the comments on Rori's blog that there are a lot of women who, deep down, feel the same way I do.)
In other news, Hypnotica persuaded me to install Skype and (when I actually have some free time, in about a week) a web cam. I am highly technology-resistant, so this took a while, but I am now seeing the usefulness of these media for teaching the material discussed on this blog. Who knows, maybe he and I will have some fun inner game co-creations for you all one of these days soon ;-)
26 comments:
There is no "Code" this guy is weird; no one is "buying" sex for emotions that's retarded.
What's worse is the guy thinking that women use sex as a currency for affection.
but i guess he's right the secret men society's plan to trick women into sex must be unvield and he's betrael the underground mafia of all the lying men and "immorality" must be honored.
thanx for the enlightening artice. - April 10, 2009 at 8:55 AM
Even worse i jet read this little gem:
"Woman yearns mostly for love and commitment. Man primarily desires sex"
how stereotypical can you get?!!
And a terrible generalisation here:
"When a man uses a woman for sex, always pretending to leave the door open to marriage (just enough to keep her hoping)"
what the fuck?!! WHO TOLD YOU WE ARE LYING TO ANYONE.
this guy should stop calling guys immoral and lying because he isn't healthier than anyone; he believes that sex is a currency that women trade for marriage. he is stuck in the dark ignorance of social conditionning.
I Hope one day, we, as a society
will break free from closed traditions and admit that anyone has the right to assert their sexuality without the shame, guilt and condamnation.
And i hope that you, Erika, will contribute in that happening.
cheers - April 10, 2009 at 9:09 AM
- Rori Raye said...
This is really, really hard - because what feels good to one woman does not feel good to another woman - and as far as I can see, linking sex to marriage at all - though it SOUNDS good - it's a huge mistake.
I see this with devout Christian men and women all the time - because sex is so linked to marriage - the relationship gets skewed. Red flags get overlooked in a man because his "marriageability" becomes the pressing issue - and so the choice becomes whether to accept living your life without interactive sexuality, or to marry anyone who asks. It becomes a pressure cooker.
It's different if you've already had a varied and active sex life, and then want to change course. If you've already experimented and explored your heart and body out, and are ready to have a committed, married relationship - not having sex can help you keep your hormones from running the show.
It's a narrow plank. And everyone's libido is different, too -
I have to admit I'm sort of with "ans" here. Sexuality is a gift from God. When you start thinking of it as a "trade" - that's when the authenticity starts to become a burden from the subconscious on up.
And yet - the ultimate answer is Erika's - and that's the answer to the question - "What feels good to me, and what doesn't feel good to me - in this particular situation with this particular man, in this particular time in my life?"
My regrets are not about having had sex with a man - but with not seeing clearly the reality of my situation with him, with not seeing clearly that I didn't HAVE to get all caught up in him because I slept with him. The last thing I want any woman to feel is that because she has sexual feelings for a man, because she's slept with him - that now SHE has made a commitment. Thanks, Erika, Rori Raye - April 10, 2009 at 10:03 AM
- Justin Carnahan said...
I also have a tough time with this.
Too often I've seen women marry early to finally release the pent up desire they have, and this isn't any healthier than the girl who gives it up to deal with her daddy issues or a guy sleeping with a large number of women to inflate his ego.
When sex and marriage are expressions of desire and affection for the other person, a way of further opening our hearts to the world with the help of someone else, then both are a beautiful thing.
Sexuality is a beautiful thing, and while some use sex as a way to measure of their worth, it can be a practice to better get in touch with our emotions and spirituality. - April 10, 2009 at 12:25 PM
- Eric Amaranth said...
This is my first reply on Erika's blog and I thank her for reaching out to me. :)
I agree with Tom that it's unethical for men (or women) to dangle the possibility of a committed relationship (or sex) to get either sex or financial support. I speak for myself that I make myself clear on the first date that I'm non-monogamous right now, that I'd be interested in a primary partner (if im single) but she'd have to be happy with that situation. If she needs monogamy, that's okay. We kiss and part ways.
As a sex educator and sex coach, i agree with much of what Rori said and would add to that a common pattern I see: it's true for a variety of social, economic, and biological reasons that women more often than men prioritize a committed relationship. However, the fact that women don't want sex as much as men do is sometimes altered once a woman learns more about how to create as pleasurable a sexlife as is possible for her present level sexual sophistication/desire, and certainly as pleasurable as what many men have.
Said plainly, if it feels good but not amazing, then where is the motivation? If it isn't even that great at all, how much closer does sex inch to being a bargaining chip than a reason for living? If she's not having orgasms during partnersex, in one example, as compared to how almost all men do, then there's an imbalance. There are many other examples, but it's one extremely common difference between sexual satisfaction in men vs women.
Tom's equation works in the old world. Not so much for women with a solid level of sexual sophistication and a commitment to themselves to choose men who are allies in that birthright. For those women, I think it equalizes things between the sexes somewhat. The only other issue that traditionally divides them is differences in income creation. Equal pay for equal work, etc.
To change the subject a bit, i noticed Erika said she thought sexual compatibility is hogwash. I've heard the Xristians say that too. I dont know how other people who value that concept define it, but I believe it is important as I refer to it. If a person is into erotic BDSM, or tantra, or sex toys, or lots of kissing, or whatever, and their prospective partner is not, and is not interested in exploring it, then there is an issue. One person is going to have to make a sacrifice. Sacrifices are very romantic and dramatic. I'm not afraid of sacrifices. However, not all sacrifices, even if they resonate with intuition and feelings (and yes I use mine as well as my critical thinking) are intelligent ones to make just because "oooo! an opportunity for a sacrifice! I'll do that to show my love! That really resonates with me!" Ok, if you make that decision and it works for you long term, great. What can also happen later on is a resentment builds or pancakes on top of another that destroys the relationship or kills something in someone that is either their birthright or their right in the present.
You can TRY to discuss sexual compatibility, but it's also like trying to talk about how you will dance with someone without dancing with them to see if they are a good dance partner in the short term.
You can definitely create greater sexual compatibility. I do that for my couples-clients a lot by teaching them new things and directions. Very clear communication is needed between couples on desires and then what those desires look like if the other person wants to be a part of that desire.
I'll comment on one last point. In another blog entry, Erika was backed up by Michael with words to the effect that it's a beautiful thing when she follows her feelings and intuitions in the moment as they flow. Erika felt very seen by that. I've read other submissions by Erika on her blog and again, she refers to her intuitions and feelings, how things feel, as a primary source of decision-making. This vs how many other people in our world make decisions, by using the mind: analysis, objectivity, research, evidence gathering, critical thinking. I agree that humanity has lost touch with the full picture of what makes us beings vs human: our feelings and intuitions, emotions, energetic awareness especially. Humanity has the strongest intelligence on the planet (body-intelligence not withstanding, but the body cant do quadratic equations or build bridges) and humanity overvalues the mind and its strengths. I want both. I want my woo-woo powers and my mental powers. I want to be able to put my mind aside and flow and feel and intuit and I also want just as much to be able to put my feelings/intuitions aside and be objective and discerning. Strong mind and strong feeling/resonations, freely alternating between one tool or the other. We often get caught, i believe, in having a favorite tool. Or one we trust more. The danger is there are things out there that you cant feel about and things you cant think about. Have it all.
(Thanks again for reaching out, Erika.)
warmth, Eric Amaranth - April 10, 2009 at 12:51 PM
- BenPaul said...
Thanks for commenting -- it's helpful to this reader, if no one else, to see you voicing your opinions this way.
I too have had problems with Erika's theories on "abstinence." I understand that certain ways of coping with our current separateness are necessary: if there were no separation, sex would be meaningless in the first place. So if, as Erika has said of herself time and time again, you need a long-term commitment in order to establish a trust in your sexual partner (which is something many men AND women feel without allowing themselves to say it) it's wise for you to make arrangements with your life that allow you to have that. My concern arises when one imposes a rule, -- abstinence -- a condition, -- marriage -- and a time frame, -- a life time -- on the human connections that, if anything does, transcend all times, conditions, and rules.
I'm not entirely objective, I know. I did break from the Christian abstinence community rather lately, for someone of my age. I think I had hit twenty before I imagined that I might, possibly, have sex with someone who was not my wife. The word abstinence, in fact, still rankles me on a subconscious level -- something that took me a few abortive attempts at posting here to realize. I much preferred when it was "celibacy," because celibacy is for you. Celibacy is your commitment to God and the recognition that no one can take the place of that relationship in your life. It's learning to be happy without sex, knowing that you could just as easily be happy -with- sex. That's something that drew me in Erika's oldest posts, where celibacy was the term she used most often.
But abstinence (at least when I hear it, and -especially- when people come at it from the angle of economics, like in this post) is not for you at all. It's a stance, and as such it's only for others. It is, in most cases I've seen, accepting your current -unhappiness- as (A)derived from a lack of sex, and (B)necessary to attain a single FORM of sex which you believe -will- make you happy.
Again, concessions must be made. We don't grow out of jealousy and insecurity overnight, and just because we have, that doesn't mean that we won't have preferences, proclivities -- ways of being sexual that are more comfortable for us than any other.
I'm glad of the range of opinions expressed here. Erika, you're growing such a vibrant community, you can't fail to achieve the healing you desire. - April 10, 2009 at 3:18 PM
- BenPaul said...
Addendum: Erika, you said a wonderful thing in the beginning that I overlooked.
"I think the whole idea of 'doing something so that someone else will do what I want' is fundamentally flawed."
That's crucial. Because if we take Mr McKnight at face value, most of us will believe that both men and women not only -are- playing exactly this kind of game, but that playing such games is what will lead to our happiness. He tells women to hold out on sex because "men prefer strong women who can resist them and say no." (They do -- or at least, this man does.) But in fact, the only way this tactic will work is if the woman herself is congruent. (You wanted a body of dating material for women: there's a seed.) It can't be a -tactic- at all.
Mostly (and this is something I'll have to elaborate on in another place) men do what they do to avoid being "used" for the things that society says they are useful for -- money, attention, social validation, provider behavior. Just as women don't want to be "used" for their so-called assets -- sex, procreation, an emotional outlet, domesticity. Note that it's common for men and women to WANT to give some or all of the things above, freely and even joyfully, in the right relationship.
A woman who expresses her need to be seen (or anything else she may be feeling) to me in a way that shows she wants to create and sustain our relationship is 1000% more attractive to me than a woman who tries to "bargain" for my continued attention, in essence validating the belief that we have nothing to offer each other except our respective socially-defined roles. That's a win-win relationship, but a pretty shallow one.
Now, I am just the Idiot New Guy, and I admit I can and have been attracted to women who use the "tactics" approach. It's still not win-win, but it's enticing, for the inexperienced.
Ultimately, though, the goal is to realize that being "used" is impossible. Nothing that can be taken from you is anything you ever had in the first place. Caveat, caveat, caveat, I know, because the world is what it is. But we fall prey to that world because of nothing but our own attitudes. So let's, collectively, refuse to play the games that say "I can lose." Let's play the one Game in which each win is a victory for the human race -- and that's a game we play with ourselves. - April 10, 2009 at 4:25 PM
"When a man uses a woman for sex, always pretending to leave the door open to marriage (just enough to keep her hoping)"
Big Daddy = Busted!
Big Daddy - April 10, 2009 at 4:30 PM
- Erika said...
Sheesh, don't all pile on at once, lol ;-)
Look ... no one expects to drive a car around for a while before deciding whether to buy it. You get one test drive and then you make a decision. Same with a house. Sure, you get a tour to see the amenities, but then you need to make a decision whether this is the house you want.
I see way too much misery in these relationships that wallow for years without commitment.
Sure, so there's a time period of getting to know each other. But then there's a point when it's time to make a decision -- am I teaming up with this person long-term or not?
Allowing the relationship to wallow in indecision at that point will not help the connection. For me, I start to feel resentment, etc. I prefer to remember the connection in a positive light rather than allow it to deteriorate.
Look ... don't take my word for it. Go read Rori's blog and other girl forums and see the women who allow themselves to stay in that sort of situation. That kind of misery is not my cup of tea. - April 10, 2009 at 6:04 PM
Here we go together, Erika! I've been with you on the journey since December, trying to find a foothold that would allow an open version of sex to make it in my world since it is as available as the wind in this area... so many beautiful people, so many promises of pleasure, such a merry time had by all… no matter how much I have tried, I find that this is a stage I have passed through… and it has been a spiritual test… I have watched my lover become increasingly disturbed, arrogant, distracted, anxious, and jonesing for more females and more power and more control… Innocence, gone. Trust, destroyed. Pleasure, quickly turned back into pain. A long saga of painbodies meeting, intertwining and experiencing a glimpse of light and then, falling back into pain again…
I have only seen and felt more and more that a man is at his best when he can pass through the gateway of sex and into the realm of finding his own spiritual power to be a congruent and deeply loving partner.
I have said before, you can have the many in the one or the one in the many... you can find all within one person or you find everything out there in many… most free sex frolicking seems to be about a loss of freedom... a journey into slavery of a kind... an absence of deeper peace… and I admit, it could be my own story and everyone is free to find out by experience what is the way for them. I have seen some beautiful lifetime partnerships come from years of exploring open relationship. We are all beings of light.
QUESTION:: What is preventing people from enjoying spiritually rich marriage? What is provoking our ignorance?
I am blessed in making the choice to climb out of the hole. There are brothers who have recently surrounded me to bring me up out of the dismal waters of giving away that which is most precious to me and to the masculine force... I know I have stepped onto the path to bringing one another to bliss over the course of time, through committed love, marriage and partnership... A man longs for himself, longs to know how to continually unfold himself for the woman he loves... there is a whole culture, cult mindset here in the Bay Area that has been adapted to deal with the rollercoster of open sexual dynamics. Most every woman I know trying to fit into it is either benefiting financially as a sex worker of some kind or works through the eventual confusion with her spiritual toolbox... but happiness? I just see a lot of women deepening in confusion and aging faster... The Bay Area is unique and the context of sexual experimentation here is valid to consider... there is a matrix here unique to the dynamic... it's a bit incestuous this whole mind system... whole advertising system... whole pitch... it is all false advertising... I look at women in their late 40s and 50s who have had so many lovers, one after another after another in the ongoing saga of free love, love without commitment, and they are older than their years...
Look for health, vitality and happiness in the people who've been at open relationship for 20 or 30 years. Few are committed enough to be solid on all levels to handle the open relationship scene and be in harmony with it.
I'm so thankful you have made this statement here... and to you also for opening my eyes to what I have been encountering so much around the area and elsewhere... Pick Up Artists were my unconscious addiction over the years... the elusive man…
I certainly understand the desire on mens behalf to learn about all that is being told to them that is available and taste many fruits... it seems, in my considering of it for the past few months, the initial intention is one of innocence. Men are not being guided in this culture how to be loving husbands, fulfilled and spiritually awakening.
If men knew they could have guidance for richly fulfilling, sexually alive, spiritually alive marriages, would there be such a draw to multiple partners?
Blessings! - April 10, 2009 at 7:35 PM
There's an underlying assumption here that all relationships are the same: a partnership screening for marriage compatibility.
I don't agree with that at all.
Relationships are maleable and at times, defy definition, especially a singular one.
It's also entirely possible for a man and woman to be mutually expressive with eachother, both sexually, and emotionally.
The label of "men want sex, women want love and commitment" is completely inaccurate as it only reflects a singular relationship dichotomy... one of many, some of which include the polar opposite of the man wanting commitment while the woman only is interested a sexual relationship.
For example, Average Frustrated Chumps's are generally recognizable by their pleading desire for the love and commitment of women.
Tom's article has only focused on a singular relationship dichotomy, and drawn broad-sweeping generalizations from it.
In my opinion, the best emotional and spiritual growth happens not from the clash of a woman wanting love and a man wanting sex.. but from relationships of compatible fulfillment. Where the woman's and man's respective desires for affection and lust are not in direct conflict.. but instead, in harmonious unison. - April 11, 2009 at 3:58 AM
interesting post...very interesting...
however a women can open herself up for manipulation if she lets the man know (I m paraphrasing) "I m looking for a long-term commitment that will lead to marriage...we'll have sex once or twice and then you have to make a decision"
a guy can then just sleep with her once or twice and then say byebye.
also, from my experience, women want to test drive the man in bed moreso than the man wants to test drive the women in bed. in other words, women rate/judge a guy's ability to please her in bed moreso than the men generally speaking who only wants to put his d*ck in her which explains why so many men suck in bed.
M.H. - April 11, 2009 at 9:28 AM
- Dan said...
I concur with Rori's post wholeheartedly.
Which is a bit of a surprise for me, because when I read her blog, most of what she says sails completely over my head. Then again, I'm equally confused reading the Heart Sutra, so possibly the problem is me. :)
In my experience though, what we say we want isn't what we want per se, so much as a means to get there.
Some people want marriage for the security. Some people want it for the family aspect. Some people want it for staving off the social stigma of spinsterhood.
But the fascinating question to me, is how does what you want get you what you need?
Why celibacy? Why marriage? Why the World's Greatest Ladies' Man? In my case--why the compulsion to ask these questions to total strangers on the internet?
Debates on men vs. women, marriage vs. sex, Bottle service vs. No Bottle Service are pleasant ways to pass the time.
But I think it's when you start asking yourself why you want what you want that you start getting real answers and making real connections. - April 11, 2009 at 10:32 AM
- Erika said...
Wait, wait, I'm confused ...
Are you the Real Dan or the Unreal Dan? - April 11, 2009 at 10:35 AM
I'm the real Dan, the unreal Dan is the one with the link to his blogger profile. Can't you tell from the dropoff in wit?
- April 11, 2009 at 12:54 PM
- Erika said...
Well, you make a very good point, Real Dan.
"why you want what you want"
Why do I want what I want? Cuz I want to go deeper, and I want the stability of a committed relationship in order to do that.
I also want to build something WITH someone. It's more fun as a shared pursuit.
Why do people enter into partnerships of any kind? Because they can accomplish a lot more together than they can separately. - April 11, 2009 at 2:29 PM
- SMoKeLioN said...
A lot of the article and your response project dichotomies on relationships where it must be either X or Y. Theyre pretty much formulated to support an idealistic world view. Thinking of things in terms of "winning" or "losing" is wrong in its very core.
"Woman yearns mostly for love and commitment. Man primarily desires sex"
This guy says he doesnt wanna uphold a moral code, when infact he is very much upholding one that issues hard gender stereotypes.
"In actuality, men prefer strong women who can resist them and say no."
This is wrong. If you wanna go down that road you should say that men prefer a woman who can make up her mind for herself and be independent, whether that be for saying YES or NO. Its called having standards.
"an has stood eyeball to eyeball to woman, and she has blinked!! It was a bluff on his part "it's always been a bluff" and the woman has fallen for it. The bluff is that if a woman doesn't go to bed with a man if she loves him then she will lose her chance to win his love in return. "
Yeah its the bluff if the man isnt being emotionally genuine. When I tell girls that its a turn on when someone desires to have me as much I do them, I'm not lying. When I tell them that in almost every case if sex doesnt follow quickly, it doesnt work out, I'm not lying.
You dont really know a girl until you've been intimate with her sexually. A good female friend of mine is more of a THE RULES kinda woman, and theres a common roadblock. She'll be liking a guys company and things will be going well, but then the sexual chemistry in bed will fall flat on its ass. Time poorly spent on too many dates.
What are the results for me of trying to spark a lot of passion right away? And the results of effectively saying goodbye to girls who try to draw things out?
The girls pretty much go crazy for me... theyve found a high quality guy who wont play their games, and they realize that they only ended up playing themselves with their midas-pussy syndrome.
My advice to guys would be to simply not be bluffing. Say what you're gonna do and do what you say.
Anyhow, Erika skype will be fun cause then we can make out over the internet on my laptop screen. I cant have cyber sex right now since my gf lent me her yeast infection. :) - April 11, 2009 at 3:38 PM
Hmmm... Erika, in your last post, you wrote:
"In my view, this is the way the business should be run. A bunch of the guys ended up having success with women THAT night. Including a few lays."
And in this post, you wrote:
"I can assure you that the two choices now for me are abstinence or full commitment."
How are these two views reconciled? Rejoicing that some guys in the program got "lays" as success metric, and also reaching the conclusion that the right thing for you is to be in a committed, loving relationship in order for you to do the same.
Clearly you don't want to get "laid" in a one night stand. Why is it great that these guys did it with some hapless girl out in Vegas who was drunk and on vacation? How about holding these guys to Tom McKnight's standard? Somehow I don't think he would call it a "success". :) - April 11, 2009 at 7:12 PM
- Erika said...
hey Anonymous,
Thanks for commenting. Yeah, I've thought about that too.
If I were coaching the women, I'd probably challenge them to get really intimate with themselves about whether ONS feels good to them. Some women may be okay with it. I'm not okay with it but I take responsibility for my own happiness and don't do it.
A lot of guys need to learn to walk before they can run, and that may involve some encounters like this. Most guys I know who become successful with women ultimately reach a point where ONS doesn't hold much, if any, appeal for them either. Those are the guys I'm interested in. - April 11, 2009 at 9:16 PM
- Michael said...
Erika, you asked people to give you some limiting beliefs. Looks like you're receiving them.
And there are so, so many. How much pain is there? How much more pain is created, floating and clinging inside us as we shrink the possibilities of what is okay for us and for others to be allowed to do and explore, or is it more an expression of the pain that was already there that came from win/lose or lose/lose experiences as we stagnate or grow or do things in a humanly imperfect way? Does placing limits on how we see what people do really something that serves us or them in a way that brings more freedom, or does it give us more freedom to create that strong dramatic emotion that allows us to feel more powerfully alive?
Consider how hard it is to have a full-commitment relationship when you can't even start one in the first place. Remember how hard it can be to learn how to give value to inspire a woman to actually be fully committed, instead of just saying she is. - April 12, 2009 at 8:37 AM
- Dan_Brodribb said...
Re: the Dan/Dan confusion.
I've changed my posting name. Apparently here on the internet it is possible to change your name identity at the touch of a button.
Who knew? I sure didn't.
It's witchcraft, I tell you.
Sorry for the confusion.
-the artist formerly known as Unreal Dan. - April 12, 2009 at 1:20 PM
- Dan_Brodribb said...
I feel like I'm picking on you on your own blog, Erika, but I'm still unclear.
You said re: celibacy vs. commitment:
"Cuz I want to go deeper, and I want the stability of a committed relationship in order to do that.
I also want to build something WITH someone. It's more fun as a shared pursuit.
Why do people enter into partnerships of any kind? Because they can accomplish a lot more together than they can separately."
I can't put my finger on why, but I felt dissatisfied reading this answer. Maybe because I don't feel I know you any better from reading this than I did before.
I've heard you talk about your training in NVC (great book--thanks for the recommendation), and I can't help but wonder what feedback your trainers would give you about what you wrote.
The other point is, while it addresses why a committed relationship, it doesn't address 'why abstinence/celibacy?'
If it's any consolation, you aren't the only person I bug about this subject. The monks of my order are celibate and while I understand the precept "not misusing sexuality," total abstinence feels extreme for a spiritual path that emphasizes middle ground. To me, refusing to explore the pros and cons by sexuality by closing eyes and turning away from it compeletly feels like ducking the question. - April 12, 2009 at 4:50 PM
"To me, refusing to explore the pros and cons ...by closing eyes and turning away from it compeletly feels like ducking the question."
But it's ABSURD to suggest that this is what she's doing.
She's NOT becoming a monk.
She's HAD sex.
It was obviously AWFUL, otherwise why would she be making this choice?
(Sorry Erica, that was too easy.)
No, she HAS weighed the pros and cons and decided that she would like the next time she has sex to be with her husband on her honeymoon.
She's saving it for marriage.
Like my mom did.
And my grandmom
And HER grandmom.
And as many, MANY girls still do today.
I can work w/girls like that, so long as they allow me to...er...Big Daddy...them in OTHER ways. haha
Seriously, you've distorted what she's chosen as if it was somehow odd.
It was the NORM up until 40 maybe 50 years ago.
And like I said, my mom waited and that's much more recent.
So, I applaud Erica.
I do wonder if she understands however at some point, given her own natural urges and life's temptations, that she probably ought to quit dating PUAs whose, let's face it, SOLE MISSION in life is to bed her no matter WHAT they claim, and start dating GUYS who feel the same way.
This of course excludes Big Daddy from your dating future haha but trust me there are PLENTY of OTHER guys who feel just as strongly on this issue as you do, Erica.
The day you choose to focus on getting dates with THAT kind of guy, is the day I'll know you're SERIOUS about this whole 'waiting for marriage' thing.
Otherwise...Yeah, I think it might just be another phase.
But go ahead...prove Big Daddy wrong.
Like they say...There's a FIRST time for everything.
Big Daddy
The Greatest Ladies Man on Earth - April 13, 2009 at 3:51 AM
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men stopped having to convince women after the "women's lib" movement. women have been giving it away for decades now.
i think telling women the use of refraining as a tool to ensure the man's fidelity/devotion is as dangerous as the notion that a man must trick a woman into sleeping with him under false pretenses. - April 13, 2009 at 10:36 AM
It was the NORM up until 40 maybe 50 years ago.
False. People were just more discreet then. Premarital sex has always been rampant. See the following quote from a report published by The Guttmacher Institute (www.guttmacher.org/media/nr/2006/12/19/index.html)
"Contrary to the public perception that premarital sex is much more common now than in the past, the study shows that even among women who were born in the 1940s, nearly nine in 10 had sex before marriage."
Source: Finer, L. Public Health Reports, January-February 2007; vol 122: pp 73-78. The Guttmacher Institute. - April 13, 2009 at 3:32 PM
Big Daddy, you are so narcissistic that you can't even spell Erika's name correctly (it's with a "k", not a "c").
You've been reading her blog for months now. You've been writing virtual novels in her comments section for weeks. And you are still completely oblivious to the correct spelling of her name.
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Septimus Douglass Cabaniss was a prominent Alabama attorney who is perhaps best remembered for his role as executor for the estate of Samuel Townsend, a plantation owner who intended to emancipate his slaves upon his death. After attending the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Cabaniss returned to Huntsville and was admitted to the Alabama Bar in 1838. An examination of his legal papers shows that Cabaniss concentrated on civil matters, particularly the settlement of estates, from the inception of his legal career. In 1853, Cabaniss was employed by the wealthy, unmarried Samuel Townsend to draft a will that would allow him to manumit and leave property to a selection of his slaves, many of who were his children. Townsend was concerned because his brother Edmund Townsend's will had been held void by the courts at the time of his death in 1853. Edmund had left the bulk of his estate to two of his slaves, whom he acknowledged as his children. However, the extended family of Edmund protested and succeeded in nullifying his will for their benefit. Samuel Townsend was concerned that his own will could be held void and hired Cabaniss to draft a will which would protect the interest of his chosen heirs. At his death in 1856, the Samuel Townsend estate was valued at approximately $200,000 and included eight plantations.
The will was unsuccessfully contested for nearly two years by the natural heirs of Samuel Townsend, but in 1858 it was finally probated, though more legal battles and the Civil War would soon interrupt its disbursements. Townsend's former slaves were relocated to Ohio and Kansas, and after the Civil War, Cabaniss continued trying to liquidate and settle the remainder of the estate.
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Scylla: Female, hatched July, 2000 in the wild. She arrived at the Zoo on March 28, 2001 from an animal rehabilitation center in California. The center was unable to release her back to the wild because damage to her right eye left her partially blind. Scylla is a California brown pelican, subspecies californicus. Glutton: Male, hatched in 1986 in the wild. He arrived at the Zoo on June 4, 1987 from an animal rehabilitation center in Florida. The center was unable to release him back to the wild because of an injury to his right wing. He was incapable of full flight and the wing was later amputated. Glutton is an Eastern brown pelican, subspecies carolinensis.
The pelicans are often fed near the end of the day, so visit them towards the end of your zoo visit.
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The body is all brown with a white head and black feet. This is the only pelican species that is mostly brown in color. The bare parts of the bill pouch can color up during breeding turning a bright red. Their feet are short, set relatively far apart and all 4 toes are connected with webbing. This makes them very efficient swimmers but awkward walking on land.
Longevity in the wild is not well known but they can live to be over 30 years in captivity. Many brown pelicans in U.S. zoos come from wildlife rehabilitators and their exact ages are unknown.
This is the only pelican species that regularly feeds by plunge-diving; diving head down into the water with its bill open. They are usually found in large groups, breeding in colonies.
The brown pelican nests primarily on the ground in a small depression using little nesting material. Two to 3 eggs are laid and the chicks hatch out about 30 days later. Chicks fledge from the nest at around 63 days of age and are fed by the parents for another 2 weeks after fledging. Brown pelicans are sexually mature at about 2-3 years of age.
Brown pelicans range from 41- 60 in (105-152 cm) with a wingspan of 80- 90 in (203-228 cm).
Average 7.7 lb (3.5 kg) with the female slightly smaller than the male.
Brown pelicans are primarily picivorous, meaning they mainly eat fish. In the wild these birds consume fish they capture by diving from the air into the water. Occasionally the birds will also eat crustaceans. At the Zoo the birds are offered a variety of fish that includes smelt, capelin and their favorite trout. The diet is supplemented with vitamins and minerals important for fish eaters. Keepers typically toss the fish to the pelicans; the birds will catch the fish out of the air in their large pouch they then extend their necks to swallow.
Pacific coast of America from California (P.o. californicus) to Mexico and the Atlantic coast from S. Carolina to Venezuela (P.o. carolinensis). Occupies strictly marine habitats.
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