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    shewar: Really great post, Anna and Megan. I've been avoiding this piece due to a strong fear of my head exploding (or perhaps imploding). Thinking about the ... more »
    Nuckin Futz for you: What do you think about when you masturbate, and how would you define it: As "giving pleasure" or "getting it"? I think a lot of female oriented sex i... more »
    Jesscooks: I will say that if this research does anything at all to help men see that "wet" and "wanting" are two very different things, it would be a damn mirac... more »
    Interrobanging: Hmm this was very interesting. I also agree that narcissistic was the perfect word to use, but I think that the ways in which men and women are narcis... more »
    shorty63136: This was kinda thick, but definitely an interesting read. I especially like the term "fluid sexuality". I'll try that one on my friends next time they... more »
    Grim Reaper of the Forest: Narcissism was an extremely odd way to term the concept they were discussing. However, I thought it was spot on. I don't know that it is uniquely fe... more »
    Super_Kitten: This passage seriously struck me: "It's as if discovering that I was the object of someone's lust, interest, or curiosity flipped a switch inside me t... more »
    anibundel: So I shared this with a GF and her response to Anna's "the underlying idea, "being desired is the orgasm"? "It makes me think that women are chemicall... more »
    rollergirl76: Women want to be wanted, and they want to feel as if the man who wants them cannot control himself. He is possessed with lust for her. However, this i... more »
    chancentrate: Great post! As i libve in London I will be printing out the article to read it myself... One the rape-fantasy note I think it's the best phrase for it... more »
    SomeAuthorGirl: I am eager to read the actual article in full. I am fascinated (narcissistically?) with human sexuality and of course my own. The relation of the cult... more »
    special_boots: I definitely get much more into guys who are into me. I once had the weirdest sexual obsession with this dude who wasn't remotely physically attractiv... more »
    info*ninja: "people with a strong aversion, morally or otherwise, to pornography are generally left out because of the inhibition factor mentioned in the piece." ... more »
    inabook: When it comes to the give/take thing-- I definately tend to think more about giving when I'm masturbating. I fantasize about going down on my boyfrien... more »
    annakin: I think you nailed (heh) it with the title. It seems like women want to talk (and talk) about sex and relationships and men and what it all means in l... more »
  • #sexwork

    What Women Want? To Talk About What Women Want

    Since yesterday's NY Times Magazine piece "What Do Women Want?" about new research into female sexuality was so long and hard (to parse!), it took two of us to try to take it on. More »
  • #maghag

    'Marie Claire' Unabashedly Pro-Bush (And We Don't Mean The President)