Feminists Make Great Lovers
I am so going to send this to every man who ever told me that they admired me but that I was too feminist for them:
“Feminism boosts sexual satisfaction for both men and women, a new study suggests.
Busting stereotypes that peg feminists as ugly lesbians, a new study shows that having a feminist partner is linked with healthier, more romantic heterosexual relationships.”
“College-age women who reported having feminist male partners also reported higher quality relationships that were more stable than couples involving non-feminist male partners. College guys who were themselves feminists and had feminist partners reported more equality in their relationships. Older women who perceived their male partners as feminists reported greater relationship health and sexual satisfaction. Older men with feminist partners said they had more stable relationships and greater sexual satisfaction.Overall, feminism and romance do go hand in hand, the scientists say.
While they aren’t sure how feminism works to enhance relationship health, the researchers have some ideas. Feminist men might be more supportive of their female partner’s ambitions than are traditionalists. Men with feminist partners may enjoy the extra breadwinner to share the economic burden of maintaining a household.”
Go figure, we’re not ball-busters after all.
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It should be noted that ugly lesbians, feminist and otherwise, ALSO report more sexually satisfying relationships than the average survey respondent. :)
“While they aren’t sure how feminism works to enhance relationship health, the researchers have some ideas. . . .”
Not sure how equality in a relationship enhances its health…yeah, ya got me there, too. I have no idea how mutual respect would make people happier together. At least they have “some ideas.”
“having a feminist partner is linked with healthier, more romantic heterosexual relationships.”
I’d just like to add that it’s decidedly also linked with healthier, more romantic, and more sexually satisfying homosexual relationships, in my opinion.