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The One Thing Men Want More Than Sex 

´Always wanting sex is the mark of manliness for many.´  – It is always interesting to see how conditioning works. But it´s even more interesting to be able to see, reflect on, and understand how it works in our own personal life. What does sex mean to me? Being a man or a woman, doesn´t matter. Right now, in this very moment…

That´s why it was worth reading a man´s opinion on male sexuality. I would be curious about other personal views, stories on the same topic…

´From the time I was a young I learned that wanting sex was synonymous with being a man. In high school I remember overhearing a girl I liked talking about a guy we both knew. She wasn’t complaining that he was preoccupied with sex, but that he “didn’t come on to me like other guys do.” She went on to tell her girlfriend, “He’s not being very manly.” The message was clear, “real men” want sex and if you don’t “come on” to a girl, you’re not a real man.This early lesson was validated through the years: Always wanting sex is the mark of manliness for many. It’s better to be turned down again and again and be seen as a jerk who is totally preoccupied with sex than to want something more than sex and be seen as “less than a man.”

Always wanting sex” is part of the male persona we wear to show we’re manly. What we really want is a safe harbor where we can take refuge, relax, and be cared for. In other words, we want the feeling of being nurtured that most of us didn’t get enough of when we were children. But admitting these needs makes us feel like little boys, not big strong men. Better to be manly with our sexual desire and then once we’re inside her body, we can relax, be ourselves, and be infused with love. That’s the hidden desire we have when we have sex.´

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