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Today's Slate features my review of The Other Side of Desire, by Daniel Bergner. In yesterday's magazine section, the New York Times showcased Bergner's reporting on scientific explorations of women's sexuality. The book deals mostly with a different topic, perversion, and here the contributions of formal research are limited, a fact that signals a major change in the psychiatric paradigm. Read More
Yes, definitely; that
Yes, definitely; that vaginal response is just to the sexually related images and is a physical response but not a desire. Watching apes or whatever reminds us of the feelings on a physical level, but that doesn't mean that we would want that. It's a mystery why men and women are different that way.
The rape hypothesis seemed far-fetched to me at first, but the more I think about it, the more it seems that it could be true.
Different train
I think married people who cheat is a perversion.I think abstinence should be considered one too.-It appears some of your relatives should still be alive Peter according to a recently quoted (psychotic) bishop. Apparently they took a different train that dropped them off safely somewhere.If we are ever in a war with the vatican I am signing up for the front line. Sincerely,David
Paraphilias
I agree that more research needs to be done on paraphilias. To me this is the biggest mystery in human sexuality. How do paraphilias arise in individuals and why are they so diverse? Are they the result of over-sexed minds or the result of sexual disfunction?
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