Pleasure, Regret, and the Gender Divide in One-Night Stands
Today, let’s talk about why men like one-night stands more than women, and what kind of one-night stands women won’t regret, and so on.
Evolutionary Psychology and Male Sexual Strategies
From the perspective of evolutionary psychology, the reasons why men prefer one-night stands over women can be explained quite well.
Several points in the sexual strategies proposed by evolutionary psychologist David Buss can attest to this.
First of all, in nature, most males try to showcase themselves as much as possible to ensure better transmission of their genes.
Some will cast a wide net and mate with more females, while others will take a different approach.
For example, some insects will extract the sperm left by the previous mate from the female’s body to ensure the success of their own sperm.
(Competition in the animal kingdom is really intense.)
In any case, the core issue starts with the continuation of genes.
Apart from the pleasure of sexual desire, from the perspective of genetic inheritance, it’s the same. Survey results show that men do tend to have relationships with more women.
Another practical issue is the difference in parental investment.
Simply put, the energy required to leave offspring varies.
Although the quantity and activity of men’s sperm are not as good as before, having thousands at a time should not be a big problem. (Although most of them are wasted.)
In contrast, women can only release an egg once a month under normal circumstances.
From pregnancy to childbirth, it takes a lot of time, as well as the cost of raising offspring.
Men, on the other hand, can continue to sow their seeds without interruption.
Therefore, after a one-night stand, women have to bear more risks, such as unexpected pregnancies, and so on.
Pleasure, Regret, and the Gender Divide in One-Night Stands
At the beginning of human sexual activity, it was only for the purpose of breeding offspring, and the pleasure and satisfaction derived from it were actually encouraging conditions.
Gradually, it changed.
This also means that experiencing pleasure in sexual activity is an important criterion.
The climax of men is easier and more direct than that of women, so men are more willing to have one-night stands, as they can experience pleasure without the need for intimacy.
It is not difficult to see from some surveys that men generally regret not having had a one-night stand, while women have many regrets about having had one.
Why are women more likely to regret?
In fact, it can be divided into several points.
For example, a sense of moral constraint, potential dangers afterwards, and so on.
One point of regret is not being able to experience happiness.
To put it bluntly, the partner’s technique is not good.
Survey results show that if the partner’s technique is better, the probability of regret for women will be much smaller.
(It seems that technique is really important.)
Another point is that women often engage in one-night stands with the hope of developing a long-term relationship with the other person.
But obviously, the other person just wants a one-night stand.
So, women, although there are cases of one-night stands turning into relationships, in most cases it won’t happen, so you really need to think about whether it’s worth it.
Whether a “one-night stand” is right or wrong, I will not comment.
However, there are many hidden dangers behind a one-night stand.
I hope that everyone who wants to try it can first assess whether they can accept these risks.
These points have been more or less mentioned before, such as condoms not being completely safe.
Also, having a one-night stand with a stranger, the other person’s personality, preferences, and so on are all unknown and could bring unknown risks to oneself.
These are all things that need to be thought about in advance.
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