Matt Williams
1 min readApr 22, 2022

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"Men and women also place different weights on sexual intimacy and emotional intimacy. Most men feel that sexual intimacy and physical intimacy are more important than emotional intimacy."

I disagree with that characterization. Speaking personally, I don't see a distinctions between sexual/physical intimacy and emotional intimacy. Again, this is just my opinion, but I think the real difference is in communication and perception.

Men and women both need intimacy, but this compartmentalization is a result of gender-based attitudes. Like gender, it's socially constructed, and I'm surprised to see people perpetuating it.

The idea that men only want sex, women only want commitment, is a sexist stereotype that grew out of sexist gender roles. The same thinking says women who want sex are sluts, whereas men who want sex are "players."

I would say you two need better communication and perhaps counseling in this respect. But I imagine any therapist worth their salt is going to tell you the same thing.

He feels rejected, so he wants you to have sex with him to feel desirable again. You are angered by this persistence to the point that you think he's only interested in sex and not love.

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Matt Williams
Matt Williams

Written by Matt Williams

Space/astronomy journalist for Universe Today, SF author, and all around family man!

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