Do Men And Women Experience Sexuality Differently? Studies Reveal Interesting Facts
We have long wondered if our sexuality only depends on our genders and how much we actually differ when it comes to sexual terms. let’s get some answers. You see, sexuality in itself is a rather vast term because it attempts to clarify the distinctions between men and women based on their desires, sexual needs, bodies and relationships as a whole. It has been ages since we have grasped and adapted to the fact that both sexes have very different sexualities. This has often, been attributed to the major roles played by them, according to society.
Yep, you read that right. The viewpoint of society often shows up in the ways that men and women are conditioned and brought up. There are a lot of studies that have shown these distinctions more clearly.
Various Studies Have Spoken Up On The Matter
Meanwhile, the latest research has proven that it’s basically the opposite. Yep, sexuality and sexual orientation are actually just one part of an individual’s personality. But, a lot of parts of a man and woman’s overall personality include the gender that they were born with, their sexual orientation, their beliefs about sex, their physical desires to have sex, and even their past sexual experiences.
A lot of major studies conducted recently revealed that the fact that men and women might be different in terms of their sexuality is a broad-based conjecture. I mean, while one study goes on to reveal that women are merely vividly reactive to their surroundings and situations while men are vastly more ‘sexually aroused’. So, basically for a woman, the emotions and feelings they have towards the person matter while for men, there is no such basic compulsion.
Meanwhile, another study proved that even when it comes to ‘getting sexual’ in bed, women tend to have a very emotional approach towards things while men channel their ‘animal instincts’ and end up being much more aggressive and into the moment.
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But, Is Gender The Only Factor That Affects Sexuality?
Justin Lehmiller, a social psychologist in his book Tell me what you want: the science of sexual desire, opines that “the birth gender of a person broadly defines their sexuality. So, Whether you were born with a penis or a vulva will undoubtedly influence how sex feels to some extent, but that isn’t the only factor.”
There can also be various other factors that can have a major effect on our sexuality like our society since some literally tend to look at sex, as a taboo, our good health since healthy people tend to have more sex, and our cultural upbringing since some culture are more openly accepting of sex compared to the others along with our religious and spiritual beliefs since some religions strongly believe in the whole ‘sex after marriage’ angle while the others don’t.
Even age plays a major factor because younger people tend to get more aroused and therefore need and engage in more sexual activity as compared to older people. On top of that, our sexuality might also depend majorly on our sexual history. Since, people who have had a better sex life, tend to enjoy it more while the people who have gone through trauma during any encounters end up having a major aversion to the act. They lose their ability to trust people and build up intimacy as a whole.
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Finally, it is also believed that our stress levels and mental health play a very distinctive role in terms of our sexuality too. Some psychological diseases like schizophrenia, Bipolar disorder, psychosis, OCD and even depressive disorder, can lead to different sexualities and levels of interest in sex, as a whole. Ironically, even issues at home, in relationships, at work and even in classes etc. can affect your sexuality majorly.
So basically, contrary to major beliefs, sexuality and sexual activity are affected by many major parts and factors throughout our lives instead of just our genders while they, of course, play a more major role. Personally to me, that just makes more sense now, doesn’t it?
