Blog on Sexual Morality

I feel that sexual behavior can be morally evaluated. First, unlike Goldman, I do not believe that the only end goal after physical contact is always sex and in certain cases the reproduction of an off spring. I feel that physical attraction and things like touching and feeling are natural feelings. Sometimes, the objective is not always sex depending on the woman, for she may not be ready. However, yes, usually both man and woman do have sexual desires for each other. Sex is not only for the purpose of the offspring. Woman and men have natural sexual desires that have the want to be met after they reach puberty. I feel that there is nothing wrong with having sexual desires. I feel that it is natural and it is part of life. Although caressing and kissing cause excitement and arousal, sex is not always going to happen because there is no presence of genital. I don't completely agree with Scruton when he says that erotic love is a virtue, involving mutuality and the intimate approval of another. I feel that sex is made into such a bigger deal than it really is today. I do not consider it a virute. I know for extremely religious people that may be offensive, but I personally don't feel that it is as important as a virtue to me. However, I do agree with Scruton when he says that the virtue of sexual desire determines the nature of desire, itself; desire then determines the standards of behavior. I feel that sexual desire is part of nature and can change the sexual behavior of people. One thing that was hard for me to grasp was the fact that babies have sexual desires even though they have no idea what sex is. Also, I feel that there are a lot of other types of love and sex doesn't go hand in hand with love. Yes, for a lot of people sex can be a big part of their relationship, but, there is other things such as romance and emotions and the dependence and comfortability two people have that lead to the actual feeling of love. I feel that if two people feel so comfortable with each other, are best friends, depend on each other and love spending time with each other but don't have sex, they can still be in love. However, sexual desires will eventually come into play, which will only make their love stronger. I feel that depending on the couple, sometimes the end result in sex is pleasure, and sometimes it is the result of an offspring.

I commented on Catherine's blog at http://catherinedba.blogspot.com//