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A husband's depression negatively affected his wife's sexual satisfaction. A wife's depression did not affect her husband's sexual satisfaction.

RSDevotion1

April 17, 2023
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Title A husband's depression negatively affected his wife's sexual satisfaction. A wife's depression did not affect her husband's sexual satisfaction.
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RSDevotion1

Upvotes 163
Comments 26
Date April 17, 2023 9:04 PM UTC
(3 years ago)
Subreddit Posted in /r/BlackPillScience
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Comments

[–]sausage4mash 65 points66 points67 points 3 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link

Men have to be everything we are replaceable if you look over your shoulder there is an army of simps eying up your shoes to see if they will fit, end of the day this is nature. The only time I've seen this dynamic the other way around is when the guy is Chad, the unemployed Chad who sleeps around whilst his not so good looking wife works, that I've seen, but it's rare. So gents be Chad

[–]SteinerElMagnifico42 24 points25 points26 points 3 years ago* (2 children) | Copy Link

we are replaceable

This is even moreso true when on average, there is far more men at this point of time in human history. We have advanced so much that hordes of men don’t die in childbirth/illnesses/natural disasters due to tech, we are in the most peaceful era of all time so fewer wars means more men are not ‘culled’ as they were during the constant warring we’ve lived in for the bulk of our time. All of this surplus now is in plain sight why the problems run deep.

But as you say, men have to become the peak version of themselves. Nature is brutal and unforgiving, it is on you to rise to the challenges

[–]mohyo324 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

The life expectancy of women were less than that of men back then

[–]RSDevotion1[S] 8 points9 points10 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

Sexual satisfaction is an important concept in relationships contributing to psychological general well-being. The present study examined dyadic associations between mental health variables, particularly depression, anxiety, and stress, and sexual satisfaction. Using data of 102 heterosexual married couples from Turkey (mean age = 30.06 years), we sought to investigate whether a person's depression, anxiety, and stress were associated with his or her own as well as the partner's sexual satisfaction. Actor-Partner Independence Model (APIM) analysis revealed that husbands' anxiety and stress were associated with their own sexual satisfaction and husbands' depression was associated with both their own and the wives' sexual satisfaction. Wives' depression and stress were associated with their own sexual satisfaction but not with the satisfaction of their husbands. Additionally, wives' anxiety was not neither associated with their own nor their husbands' sexual satisfaction.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/367349047_Depression_Anxiety_Stress_and_Sexual_Satisfaction_in_Couples

[–]ohmarino7 points 3 years ago [recovered] | Copy Link

Emotional women in general are a major turn off for me as a man. There's a difference between being a good listener and an emotional tampon. Desperate guys will put up with the latter.

[–]TiramisuVodka 5 points6 points7 points 2 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

says a lot about sex under the patriarchy

[–]nothatyoucare 2 points3 points4 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

/u/RSDevotion1 something that might be relevant to your interests

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-023-02621-7

Abstract

Sexual selection has shaped women’s preferences for ideal physical features in men that signal good health. Facial masculinity is often used as a proxy in signaling health, viability, and disease resistance, and it is thought to be attractive because it advertises heritable benefits. Preferences for facial masculinity are also associated with individual differences in one’s sociosexuality and mate value, where women oriented toward a short-term mating orientation and are of high mate value may prefer men with masculine features. The current study examined women’s sociosexuality and mate value (i.e., self-rating of overall desirability) in rating attractiveness and visual attention to facial masculinity in men’s faces using an eye-tracking task. Overall, women (N = 72) did not show any significant preferences for men with masculinized over feminized faces.

However, women who scored high on sociosexuality (i.e., unrestricted sociosexuality) and mate value demonstrated increased visual attention and looking frequency to masculinized over feminized faces. The study highlights the unique role of cognitive mechanisms in visually assessing a potential mate and how individual differences in short-term mating strategies and mate value may moderate those preferences. These findings underscore the importance of examining individual differences in mate preferences research.

Garza, R., Byrd-Craven, J. Women’s Mating Strategies and Mate Value Are Associated with Viewing Time to Facial Masculinity. Arch Sex Behav (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02621-7

[–]WaferAcceptable7937 2 points3 points4 points 2 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

It’s no surprise that a man will still be attracted to a depressed woman and still be sexually satisfied. They don’t care about her and are probably the cause of her depression in the first place.

Y’all are sexually satisfied by babies, corpses, and farm animals. It’s not some big honorable thing that you still orgasm in a depressed woman.

[–]Foreign_Calendar1830 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

Guys, this is not that deep. Depression and erectile dysfunction are highly comorbid on top of which antidepressants are notorious for causing sexual side effects in men. Yes, some depressed men still function normally but many do not. The wife's sexual satisfaction has likely declined because she's getting less sex. A man can physically still have sex with a depressed woman with no complications so there's going to be less impact on the couple's sex life.

[–]MelodiousTones -19 points-18 points-17 points 3 years ago (18 children) | Copy Link

Because men are bad lovers?

[–]the_sea_witch 52 points53 points54 points 3 years ago (15 children) | Copy Link

Women lose sexual desire for you once they start viewing you as a dependant. https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s10508-022-02397-2?sharing_token=XYOcVKfTG9XnRa399O868Pe4RwlQNchNByi7wbcMAY5uEDmVlBoDmsATYQP3ol0WI-Iy7JTeZAMQs7__NrwIn6ny7sUuNsoRWDykXQoo6yj5j3jHH3lNuuxj4CA8zi6Tjljy-0xbEis7YxmHShRje1iQD-0pO2_M8r_Bs7aAIVg=

[–]MelodiousTones -11 points-10 points-9 points 3 years ago (14 children) | Copy Link

So, don’t be a dependant? Be a partner?

[–]sausage4mash 16 points17 points18 points 3 years ago (8 children) | Copy Link

That's not a partner a partnership is a mutually beneficial relationship, what the study points to is that men are emotional support for women but it's not reciprocated.

[–]the_sea_witch 7 points8 points9 points 3 years ago (6 children) | Copy Link

No, its that women don't find manchildren sexy. Nothing hot about someone you need to constantly 'parent'

[–]TetsuoTamayaka 16 points17 points18 points 3 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link

Yet women want to be provided like we are their fathers

[–]Whatisthisthing234 4 points5 points6 points 3 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link

Untrue. I’ve known many men who are unemployed, homeless, emotionally immature, physically abusive, never want to go anywhere with their lives and yet get access to the finest looking women around - while being not very attractive themselves. They also consistently cheat, get the women pregnant and the woman still loves and chases after them after that.

[–]the_sea_witch 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link

Hobo sexuals are definitely a thing. But you generally need to be attractive and great in bed to pull that off. Most men aren’t, hence the reason why women initiate the vast majority of divorces.. which is typically over them not doing their share around the house and with the kids. Idk why men don’t want to that it really is that simple.

[–]Nelo999 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

There exists absolutely no credible evidence for what you are asserting in here.

In fact, upwards of 57% of divorces are the result of financial and monetary disagreements and obviously not "Gender Inequality" as you are erroneously assuming yourself.

And what the scientific study you shared also highlighted is that women lose sexual desire for men they perceive as "dependent" on them, perhaps because consider them to be less "Masculine".

There also exist scientific studies showcasing that "Egalitarian" relationships are also some of the most sexless out there:

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/magazine/does-a-more-equal-marriage-mean-less-sex.html

Therefore as a result of specific gender expectations and roles, men have to find a balance between the two extremes highlighted above.

P.S. It is also incredibly hypocritical on your behalf to somehow assert it is acceptable for women to lose sexual interest to men that are "dependent" on them, but not the other way around.

Notice that in the scientific study above men did not lose sexual interest in their partners, in spite of the mental health issues of the latter.

But women not pulling up their weight equally in the relationship is apparently justifiable?

What kind of rationale is this?

[–]Whatisthisthing2341 point 3 years ago [recovered] | Copy Link

Attractiveness and “good in bed” don’t matter if you don’t have confidence. Men become attractive to women when they are confident.

A handsome guy with low confidence and self doubt who works hard, keeps himself clean and dressed well will never be able to get as many dates as the one who is an ugly bastard, doesn’t give a fuck about anything, don’t work and don’t shower but feels good about himself anyway.

[–]MelodiousTones -4 points-3 points-2 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

What does emotional support have to do with sexual satisfaction? Is that what the study is connecting?

[–]the_sea_witch 14 points15 points16 points 3 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link

No, be an equal partner. Pull your weight and don't expect her to mother you.

[–]MelodiousTones 7 points8 points9 points 3 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link

Aren’t we saying the same thing?

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[–]Adamskog 16 points17 points18 points 3 years ago* (1 child) | Copy Link

Groan. Knew I would see a take like this. Whenever something like this comes up, women will look and say it's the man's fault, while men will look at this and say it's the woman's fault. If the men who blame women were women, they would blame men. If the women who blame men were men, they would blame women. Sexual tribalism.

[–]PickleFlipFlops 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

When men falter, women get nervous, period.

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