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Shere Hite (180)

Quotations from books by Shere Hite including ‘The Hite Report’

It’s over after his orgasm. Isn’t that the natural end of sex?
Shere Hite (180)

It’s over after his orgasm. Isn’t that the natural end of sex?

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Most men have fucked me with a minimum of foreplay, have been…
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Most men have fucked me with a minimum of foreplay, have been…

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Many women had spent rather long periods of time in their lives…
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Many women had spent rather long periods of time in their lives…

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Most of the men in my heterosexual career… wanted oral stimulation from…
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Most of the men in my heterosexual career… wanted oral stimulation from…

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No (I don’t fake orgasm), but I fake pleasure.
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No (I don’t fake orgasm), but I fake pleasure.

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It does make me feel strange, that after all the stimulation I…
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It does make me feel strange, that after all the stimulation I…

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Sometimes it builds a man’s ego to let him think he’s successful….
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Sometimes it builds a man’s ego to let him think he’s successful….

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There is only one kind of orgasm, the vaginal orgasm is a…
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There is only one kind of orgasm, the vaginal orgasm is a…

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The most obvious form of economic intimidation occurs when a woman is…
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The most obvious form of economic intimidation occurs when a woman is…

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It is not the fact that women do not like intercourse ……
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It is not the fact that women do not like intercourse ……

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I’ve tried everything, but I’ve never had one.
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I’ve tried everything, but I’ve never had one.

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Men often feel very angry with women who never initiate sex and…
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Men often feel very angry with women who never initiate sex and…

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Many women indicated that they could not even suggest that their male…
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Many women indicated that they could not even suggest that their male…

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Orgasm is something I am able to give myself any time -…
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Orgasm is something I am able to give myself any time -…

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We have had lots of sex without me orgasming – sometimes it’s…
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We have had lots of sex without me orgasming – sometimes it’s…

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It seems that women have only recently discovered the nature and depth…
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It seems that women have only recently discovered the nature and depth…

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I can’t say I liked answering these questions, I would die of…
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I can’t say I liked answering these questions, I would die of…

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One of the problems I had when I was married was that…
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One of the problems I had when I was married was that…

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I’m sick to death of sexuality – everywhere sex sex sex! So…
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I’m sick to death of sexuality – everywhere sex sex sex! So…

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It’s a trade. Like my mother says, men give love for sex,…
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It’s a trade. Like my mother says, men give love for sex,…

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Yes, I like intercourse, even though I don’t have orgasm. It shows…
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Yes, I like intercourse, even though I don’t have orgasm. It shows…

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This, of course, is not to say that women don’t like sex,…
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This, of course, is not to say that women don’t like sex,…

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Men were mostly concerned with their own pleasure rather than mine. I…
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Men were mostly concerned with their own pleasure rather than mine. I…

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I become very aroused by caressing my female lover’s breasts and clitoris…
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I become very aroused by caressing my female lover’s breasts and clitoris…

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Oral stimulation is best, mainly because most men do not have a…
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Oral stimulation is best, mainly because most men do not have a…

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To orgasm is fine as long as semen does not end up…
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To orgasm is fine as long as semen does not end up…

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The point is that there is no physically demanding male sex drive…
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The point is that there is no physically demanding male sex drive…

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Once again, the problem … was, as with clitoral stimulation by hand,…
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Once again, the problem … was, as with clitoral stimulation by hand,…

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Men have been brainwashed to think they’re the sexual experts, and furthermore,…
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Men have been brainwashed to think they’re the sexual experts, and furthermore,…

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If the partner is male, the woman is stuck with the limits…
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If the partner is male, the woman is stuck with the limits…

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Most (men) were speed demons.
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Most (men) were speed demons.

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The pill itself did not bring about ‘sexual freedom’… but merely offered…
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The pill itself did not bring about ‘sexual freedom’… but merely offered…

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I think our culture has made sex overimportant.
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I think our culture has made sex overimportant.

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The definition of male sexuality as being ‘instinctively’ drawn to heterosexual intercourse…
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The definition of male sexuality as being ‘instinctively’ drawn to heterosexual intercourse…

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Frequently, yes (I fake orgasm). To get the social obligation over with…
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Frequently, yes (I fake orgasm). To get the social obligation over with…

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I used to (fake orgasm), because men would enjoy watching me pant.
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I used to (fake orgasm), because men would enjoy watching me pant.

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I used to (fake), when my husband had a complex about sex…
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I used to (fake), when my husband had a complex about sex…

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Intercourse is necessary for reproduction, and sexual pleasure and orgasm are involved…
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Intercourse is necessary for reproduction, and sexual pleasure and orgasm are involved…

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In the same way that women’s role has shifted from child-bearer to…
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In the same way that women’s role has shifted from child-bearer to…

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For a long time I didn’t know if I was having them…
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For a long time I didn’t know if I was having them…

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At times, I would fake them and get so involved I could…
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At times, I would fake them and get so involved I could…

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In summary, since intercourse has been defined as the basic form of…
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In summary, since intercourse has been defined as the basic form of…

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There were, unfortunately, many women who orgasmed regularly during masturbation but almost…
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There were, unfortunately, many women who orgasmed regularly during masturbation but almost…

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Since I don’t have orgasms during intercourse, therefore I enjoy it without.
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Since I don’t have orgasms during intercourse, therefore I enjoy it without.

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In some cases, it was not even clear to the woman herself…
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In some cases, it was not even clear to the woman herself…

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I would like to know more about sex, but most of the…
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I would like to know more about sex, but most of the…

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Again, the penis contains within its shaft two caverns or spaces known…
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Again, the penis contains within its shaft two caverns or spaces known…

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It’s grossly built up into something it’s not. It’s just a thing…
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It’s grossly built up into something it’s not. It’s just a thing…

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Often I resent the fact that my husband limits most of his…
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Often I resent the fact that my husband limits most of his…

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I’ve learned that unless a female wants sex, it is wise not…
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I’ve learned that unless a female wants sex, it is wise not…

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I love physical affection and touching but find that this inevitably leads…
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I love physical affection and touching but find that this inevitably leads…

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I think sex is great but I don’t want to sleep with…
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I think sex is great but I don’t want to sleep with…

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98 percent of the women … said they would like more verbal…
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98 percent of the women … said they would like more verbal…

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Yes, I like intercourse. I like men, their bodies, and pleasing them.
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Yes, I like intercourse. I like men, their bodies, and pleasing them.

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… there was no correlation with frequency of orgasm: women who did…
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… there was no correlation with frequency of orgasm: women who did…

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Lesbian sex is very different from sex with men. It is not…
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Lesbian sex is very different from sex with men. It is not…

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To consider all non-reproductive sexual contact ‘an error of nature’ is a…
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To consider all non-reproductive sexual contact ‘an error of nature’ is a…

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My feeling is that I would consider sucking a cock with a…
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My feeling is that I would consider sucking a cock with a…

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Staggeringly uniformed. The more confident they (men) are of their sexual prowess…
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Staggeringly uniformed. The more confident they (men) are of their sexual prowess…

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Sex is intimate physical activity for pleasure, to share pleasure with another…
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Sex is intimate physical activity for pleasure, to share pleasure with another…

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My greatest displeasure is feeling myself to be simply a substitute for…
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My greatest displeasure is feeling myself to be simply a substitute for…

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I always fake them because I never have them.
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I always fake them because I never have them.

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… the different position and the closeness of the partner prevent a…
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… the different position and the closeness of the partner prevent a…

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If my body wanted me to have orgasms, I’m sure it would…
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If my body wanted me to have orgasms, I’m sure it would…

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Of course once he (Freud) had laid down this definition of our…
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Of course once he (Freud) had laid down this definition of our…

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Sociocultural influence more often than not places woman in a position in…
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Sociocultural influence more often than not places woman in a position in…

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I’ve never had an orgasm during intercourse.
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I’ve never had an orgasm during intercourse.

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I don’t enjoy masturbating and have never reached orgasm when doing it….
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I don’t enjoy masturbating and have never reached orgasm when doing it….

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Sometimes emotional orgasm was felt as the desire to conceive, to be…
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Sometimes emotional orgasm was felt as the desire to conceive, to be…

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… the basic value of sex and intercourse for women is closeness…
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… the basic value of sex and intercourse for women is closeness…

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… researchers must stop telling women what they should feel sexually, and…
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… researchers must stop telling women what they should feel sexually, and…

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I used to (fake), because my partner was comparing me to another…
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I used to (fake), because my partner was comparing me to another…

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I never fake orgasm. I am angry with other women who do,…
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I never fake orgasm. I am angry with other women who do,…

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I faked orgasms continuously through my marriage, but I didn’t do that…
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I faked orgasms continuously through my marriage, but I didn’t do that…

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To assume that intercourse is the basic expression of female sexuality, during…
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To assume that intercourse is the basic expression of female sexuality, during…

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I can see no way sex is political, unless you mean the…
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I can see no way sex is political, unless you mean the…

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However, since female orgasm is not necessary during intercourse for reproduction to…
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However, since female orgasm is not necessary during intercourse for reproduction to…

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Female sexuality has been seen essentially as a response to male sexuality…
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Female sexuality has been seen essentially as a response to male sexuality…

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Physically it (intercourse) is slightly pleasant, but boring, because it lasts too…
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Physically it (intercourse) is slightly pleasant, but boring, because it lasts too…

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During eighteen years of marriage, we did everything but stand on our…
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During eighteen years of marriage, we did everything but stand on our…

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Although most women said that they missed the touching and holding of…
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Although most women said that they missed the touching and holding of…

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The crux of the matter (The Sexual Revolution) – the effect of…
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The crux of the matter (The Sexual Revolution) – the effect of…

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… the idea that it is a man’s role to ‘give’ the…
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… the idea that it is a man’s role to ‘give’ the…

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Having a man love me and want to have sex with me…
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Having a man love me and want to have sex with me…

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I think I have sex almost always to consummate a bond, to…
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I think I have sex almost always to consummate a bond, to…

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With women there is a lot of hugging, kissing, caressing, i.e., a…
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With women there is a lot of hugging, kissing, caressing, i.e., a…

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Why, in our pattern of sexual relations, does the man have charge…
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Why, in our pattern of sexual relations, does the man have charge…

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I haven’t gotten away from the feeling that I’m ‘dirty’ ‘down there’.
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I haven’t gotten away from the feeling that I’m ‘dirty’ ‘down there’.

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Men are uninformed. They must all read the same book. Of course,…
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Men are uninformed. They must all read the same book. Of course,…

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I am enjoying sex more in my forties than I did in…
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I am enjoying sex more in my forties than I did in…

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I don’t need sex as often as my husband but he gets…
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I don’t need sex as often as my husband but he gets…

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Yes, I always fake orgasms. It just seems polite. Why be rude?
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Yes, I always fake orgasms. It just seems polite. Why be rude?

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Boys have had casual sex with me and have then ignored me…
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Boys have had casual sex with me and have then ignored me…

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I’ve had a few orgasms – (um) I can count only one…
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I’ve had a few orgasms – (um) I can count only one…

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Freud was the founding father of vaginal orgasm. He theorized that the…
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Freud was the founding father of vaginal orgasm. He theorized that the…

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As Ann Koedt put it, in ‘The myth of the vaginal orgasm’:…
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As Ann Koedt put it, in ‘The myth of the vaginal orgasm’:…

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I have been married to one partner for over twenty-sex years, and…
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I have been married to one partner for over twenty-sex years, and…

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To tell you the truth, I’m really not sure. I have read…
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To tell you the truth, I’m really not sure. I have read…

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… it is the emotional warmth shared at this time, and the…
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… it is the emotional warmth shared at this time, and the…

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I wish I could have the same type of orgasm I have…
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I wish I could have the same type of orgasm I have…

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