JANE: Why do women marry? Kwan:1. Emotional Connection and Companionship2. Social and Cultural Expectations3. Desire to Build a Family4. Economic and Practical Stability5. Religious or Moral Convictions6. Identity, Belonging, and Social Legitimacy7. Legal Rights and Immigration8. Love, But Also Timing and Circumstance JANE: The point is that women do not marry to secure a reliable sexual outlet. Men do. Kinsey found that men obtain more intercourse from their wives than they do from single women. Married women feel obliged to offer intercourse to keep their partners sexually loyal and committed to supporting the family. JANE (cont): Sex is used as an emotional bonding mechanism. But women do not engage in sex to enjoy erotic pleasure as men do. Research by Rosemary Basson and others indicates that women look for emotional rewards from their relationships. Orgasm is not important to most women. Lyudmila: I am not an expert in this field of research. JANE: Women know that marriage involves a male expectation for regular intercourse. Just as it involves a female expectation for ongoing financial support. Most women need to feel an emotional connection before they are willing to offer intercourse. JANE (cont): But for a woman to offer regular intercourse over many years, she wants to be assured of male commitment to the relationship so that she can benefit from the rewards that men offer in return for sex protection, support & affectionate companionship. Chuck: Women marry for a variety of personal, cultural, and economic reasons, including love, companionship, family formation, financial security, social expectations, religious beliefs, or personal aspirations, with motivations differing widely across individuals and societies based on context and values. JANE: Yes we are all agreed. Women do not marry to obtain regular intercourse. Dedicated to womens enjoyment of sexual pleasure