What the lusty lass lost over the centuries
Another problem with pleasure being a prerequisite of conception was that it was nearly impossible for a woman to file a paternity suit. That is, it was much harder to convict a man of rape, since if she got pregnant, she must have enjoyed it and that, to their minds, ruled out rape. While pre-marital sex was fairly liberally accepted, extra-marital sex was not.
The assumption that women needed sexual encounters to be healthy did not excuse cuckolding, and adultery was considered a grave crime indeed. Thankfully 21st-century views are a lot less morally restricting.
In America, adultery laws are delegated to the states, which has resulted in many lax or non-existent laws. Most states simply include adultery as grounds for divorce and an impact on alimony and custody issues.
In the spectrum of womanly recognition, the highest echelon was being a reproducing married woman. That is, having legitimate sex was the best and most respected profession available.
I'm all for equality, but was that such a bad idea? Now we have all this fancy equality talk, and women are expected to achieve just as lofty and difficult careers as men. Being a doctor is great, but being a trophy wife seems pretty nice too.
I'm going to continue to assert that brunettes have more fun and that, for the sake of sex in the shower, the 21st century wins by a nose.
The assumption that women needed sexual encounters to be healthy did not excuse cuckolding, and adultery was considered a grave crime indeed. Thankfully 21st-century views are a lot less morally restricting.
In America, adultery laws are delegated to the states, which has resulted in many lax or non-existent laws. Most states simply include adultery as grounds for divorce and an impact on alimony and custody issues.
In the spectrum of womanly recognition, the highest echelon was being a reproducing married woman. That is, having legitimate sex was the best and most respected profession available.
I'm all for equality, but was that such a bad idea? Now we have all this fancy equality talk, and women are expected to achieve just as lofty and difficult careers as men. Being a doctor is great, but being a trophy wife seems pretty nice too.
I'm going to continue to assert that brunettes have more fun and that, for the sake of sex in the shower, the 21st century wins by a nose.
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