Ed's Flirting Tutorial
Abt_Nihil on July 7, 2010
Um…
I'm still having trouble reconciling the “sex part” of signifikat with the “philosophical” part. signifikat was very much an outlet for me to just vent about what people say and think about how (inter)sexual relationships should or shouldn't work (or generally, people trying to tell you how men are or aren't and how women are or aren't). Suffice to say, I can't stand the clichees.
And indeed, comics can be therapeutic.
Thanks for reading and commenting!
REPLIES:
Nepath: I aim to please AND surprise sometimes :P
Peipei & man in black: Glad you're finding it funny :P
DAJB: That is very true, but in science's defense, good scientists will explicitly add in their studies that a questionnaire can only go so far. It's mostly the media which like to leave that stuff out and concentrate on the juicy bits! (Yes, the evil media! :P) Also, there are some ingenuous ways to collect data, beyond simple questionnaires. But it's true, especially in the area of sex surveys, lying will influence the outcome significantly. As for potential differences between men and women's sexual behavior, I believe the fact that men look for sex partners more indiscriminately is well established. The other old story is that in looking for a mate, beauty matters for men, while money matters for women. Even then, men are more likely to neglect lack of beauty. But as Nora said in chapter 3, “you'll make the demands you can afford to make”, so of course beauty may matter for women and money for men, or whatever else might influence interest in a potential mate. Personally, I believe that in everyday life, a whole lot of other characteristics matter, but beauty and wealth can act as “defeaters”, overriding a whole lot of other personality traits.
Zephyrion: Thanks!
Fitz: I'd warn you - writing about gender stereotypes can become extremely messy, especially if you want to support some of them! I would never ever write a thesis about that. My head hurts already :P My personal observation is that usually, I also want women I can't have! :D
Stig Hemmer: Nice! :P
mmm bacon0: Thanks!
Jabali: I do like to believe that men are “unpredictable” too, it's just that their tolerance is higher… not because they're saints, but because they're looking for sex partners more indiscriminately :P
alejkhan: Haha! Beats being a God, I guess…
alejkhan at 10:54PM, July 8, 2010
If he hadn't been turned into a collective god, he would have made millions writing self-help books.
Jabali at 8:20AM, July 8, 2010
So true I once had a date that went sour because of my nails and they were trimmed and clean. in the other hand I also had a date "from hell" that ended with great sex. So yeah, Women are unpredictable.
Stig Hemmer at 2:14PM, July 7, 2010
@DAJB: Did you know that men have sex with women about twice as often as women have sex with men? Proven by questionnaire.
Fitz at 1:38PM, July 7, 2010
You know, this kind of "epilogue" makes me think of the movie Slumdog. There it is, all dramatic - and suddenly: WHAM! Jay-hooo!!! ;) Anyway, this page alone deserves a rant as long as the one I wrote for the last page of Signifikat. Hell! The last panel deserves an essay. Or a thesis! My observation is that most women want men that don't want them or, at best, men they can't have.
DAJB at 7:50AM, July 7, 2010
Ha! The thing to remember about the so-called "scientific" theories about sex is that most of them rely to some extent on questionnaires. Which is a shame because ... you know. People lie! What I've observed is that, the more we remove the practical barriers (such as the danger of disease and/or pregnancy), the more apparent it becomes that there are in fact very [i]few[/i] differences between men and women in their approach to sexual relationships. As in most other aspects of life, it seems we have far more similarities than differences!
man in black at 6:48AM, July 7, 2010
funny
Peipei at 5:29AM, July 7, 2010
Heheheh xD
Nepath at 5:03AM, July 7, 2010
Hah! not what i was expecting but excellent nonetheless!!