Ins and Outs on the Ups and Downs that include some Notes on the Cut, Thrust and Parry that is part of the Great Game--Sexual Politics. And encompassing too Single Men and Women and the Pleasures of Youth.

Friday

Being a Happy Slut

She was spoilt, beautiful and very young—and she was trying to explain her sexual needs and philosophy. Honestly.
When it came to herself and men—to put matters at their pure and simple best—all she wanted was casually and regularly to engage in sex with as many men as appealed to her. She enjoyed being simply and uncomplicatedly promiscuous.
Admittedly, she was a slut, if a slut was:
(a) a woman deemed to be promiscuous,
(b) a woman who regularly engaged in casual sex,
(c) a sexually promiscuous woman,
(d) a woman who has sexual relationships with a lot of men,
or even,
(e) a fornicatress.
In terms of any of these dictionary meanings she was a slut, pure and simple. And she was prepared to cut all the bullshit that came in between. All the lying and justifying and euphemizing.
Being a slut for her was simply being true to herself.
And above all, you needed to be true to yourself—truly. Didn't you?
She wanted to know.
He said that sluts were among his favorite women.