Men and women in an equalitarian relationship may have to work at sustaining a sexually fulfilling relationship. Justify this statement.
What will be an ideal response?
With the recent emphasis on women's rights to sexual fulfillment, traditional gender-typed roles related to sexual behaviors are being challenged, particularly those related to negotiating sex. Traditionally, men have always been the initiators of sex. A survey of married couples found that for 33 percent of them the husband and wife are about equally likely to initiate sex; for 51 percent the husband is more likely to be the initiator, and in only 16 percent of the couples is the wife usually the initiator. Thus there is some evidence of liberation, but traditional roles persist. The traditional gender-typing of initiation patterns may also be related to how people deal with a refusal. Traditionally, a woman's refusal to engage in sex was stereotypically attributed to her lesser sexual appetite. But if a woman's offer of sex was rejected she has no stereotype to rescue her, and she is likely to conclude that the man is not interested in her. The recent emphasis on a woman's right to sexual fulfillment has lessened this difference and made refusal by the woman threatening to the man's self-esteem. Both men and women in equalitarian relationships may have to work at sustaining (the appearance of) a sexually fulfilling relationship.
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