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(9,610 posts) Thu Jun 11, 2015, 07:03 PM Jun 2015

Poll: Sex, a need or a want? [View all]

Is sex something that people need or want?

Poll based on subthread of this OP.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026816844

17 votes, 1 pass \| Time left: Unlimited
	Need
	11 (65%)
	Want
	6 (35%)
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Poll: Sex, a need or a want? [View all] PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 OP

A want joward stern Jun 2015 #1

Without it none of us would be here Fumesucker Jun 2015 #2

Tell this gal. valerief Jun 2015 #40

Yes. KamaAina Jun 2015 #3

Need to continue the species. As an individual though, want. uppityperson Jun 2015 #4

In general or me, personally? wyldwolf Jun 2015 #5

I like waffles. Katashi_itto Jun 2015 #6

I just cooked up some buckwheat pancakes tonight. They were a want, definitely valerief Jun 2015 #42

Lol. Agschmid Jun 2015 #60

Both a floor wax, *and* a dessert topping. nt MannyGoldstein Jun 2015 #7

Hilarious :) Aerows Jun 2015 #19

Sex Koinos Jun 2015 #8

Sex Free For Twenty Years - A Want cantbeserious Jun 2015 #9

Free for twenty years??? How much was it before that? ret5hd Jun 2015 #14

I'm 32, so that makes it 32 years for me :) nt LostOne4Ever Jun 2015 #58

That explains a lot. Agschmid Jun 2015 #61

Seems to be pretty high on Maslow's index hifiguy Jun 2015 #10

Thank you for referencing a "silly" scientist. PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #11

There are far, far too many people here who "believe" without bothering to hifiguy Jun 2015 #12

+2 LittleBlue Jun 2015 #41

Yup. Agschmid Jun 2015 #62

As a basic need it is definitely controversial. joshcryer Jun 2015 #73

Sex is a need. That being a said, sex with another person is a desire that can Exilednight Jun 2015 #13

JOKE! Skittles Jun 2015 #57

Both The2ndWheel Jun 2015 #15

No one is entitled to have another person be available for them for sex gollygee Jun 2015 #16

The point is not PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #18

Assuming you can find someone to consent gollygee Jun 2015 #20

Love and intimacy is considered an important need in Maslow's hierarchy davidn3600 Jun 2015 #32

Two things gollygee Jun 2015 #34

Re #2 hifiguy Jun 2015 #36

I'm not ascribing anything to anyone gollygee Jun 2015 #37

Nobody is entitled to food The2ndWheel Jun 2015 #66

Yeah they are gollygee Jun 2015 #78

That's different than what I said The2ndWheel Jun 2015 #81

Our society recognizes a need for food and feels we are entitled to it gollygee Jun 2015 #84

I would agree The2ndWheel Jun 2015 #89

Exactly, that is how prostitution came about treestar Jun 2015 #98

I'm pretty sure there are 'sex banks' and 'sex stamps.' appal_jack Jun 2015 #90

In my original reply gollygee Jun 2015 #91

just havin' fun, gollygee! nt appal_jack Jun 2015 #97

The planet gives us food treestar Jun 2015 #96

Well if it were a true need, like food treestar Jun 2015 #94

but then you are adding in love and intimacy treestar Jun 2015 #93

Sex is required for reproduction of the species davidn3600 Jun 2015 #99

I don't think I disagreed treestar Jun 2015 #100

Both madokie Jun 2015 #17

+1 Rex Jun 2015 #35

Are we talking with or without the trapeze swing and feather duster? Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2015 #21

:) PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #23

I'm just asking for a friend Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2015 #30

That reminded me of a line variously attributed to a number of comics hifiguy Jun 2015 #27

At my age? safeinOhio Jun 2015 #22

For some people it is a need. MadrasT Jun 2015 #24

It depends upon what the meaning of the word "is" is. betsuni Jun 2015 #25

A legitimate query, for sure! cheapdate Jun 2015 #64

Hell, for some people micro-managing the consenting adult choices of others seems to be a "need" Warren DeMontague Jun 2015 #26

Preach it, brother. hifiguy Jun 2015 #28

I do enjoy thumping the pulpit from time to time! Warren DeMontague Jun 2015 #29

So that's what the kids are calling it these days. bluesbassman Jun 2015 #69

! hunter Jun 2015 #85

+1 NaturalHigh Jun 2015 #50

calling it a "need" is all too often used to justify rotten behavior. unblock Jun 2015 #31

+1 laundry_queen Jun 2015 #38

Yes, precisely. The government has the right to distribute food and water, because Yo_Mama Jun 2015 #48

In order to be a happy person? TexasMommaWithAHat Jun 2015 #33

Yes. H2O Man Jun 2015 #39

A want obviously Omnith Jun 2015 #43

A want (but incredibly strong want) for the individual, a need for society Shoulders of Giants Jun 2015 #44

I want and need it. bigwillq Jun 2015 #45

This thread isn't nearly as big a train wreck as I would have predicted. NaturalHigh Jun 2015 #46

Indeed. The usual crowd of bomb-throwers hifiguy Jun 2015 #49

Quite a few of them are temporarily gone... Agschmid Jun 2015 #63

Deservedly do. Some should be permanently gone. hifiguy Jun 2015 #67

Still is, you just have to tell the right people. Agschmid Jun 2015 #68

Oh here, let me shake that up a bit for ya then. underahedgerow Jun 2015 #54

Masturbation is a separate thing, but sex with other people is a want, not a need Yo_Mama Jun 2015 #47

Maslow seems to think otherwise. hifiguy Jun 2015 #51

Do people "need" the things that make the difference between mere survival and living? Warren DeMontague Jun 2015 #55

IMO, need equates with what is essential for survival BainsBane Jun 2015 #71

Maybe. Warren DeMontague Jun 2015 #72

Of course it can BainsBane Jun 2015 #74

I'm sure they invoke all kinds of things, as justification. Warren DeMontague Jun 2015 #76

And historically this has been the position in many cultures. Yo_Mama Jun 2015 #80

But it does have an easy solution kcr Jun 2015 #83

Today it is a want sarisataka Jun 2015 #52

Baby I'm a want you, baby I'm a need you. N/t Whiskeytide Jun 2015 #53

2 outa 3 ain't bad. n/t PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #65

Depends on the person LostOne4Ever Jun 2015 #56

It's complicated, not binary. hunter Jun 2015 #59

Thanks for that angle. joshcryer Jun 2015 #75

I think there's probably an instinctual aspect to sex. joshcryer Jun 2015 #70

I don't know about sex, but I do know that children need to feel loved and cared for and JDPriestly Jun 2015 #77

They call it sexual desire which is a want liberal N proud Jun 2015 #79

If it's more than a want then you should probably see a psychiatrist. Arkana Jun 2015 #82

I'm not dead. dawg Jun 2015 #86

It felt like a need when I was younger. Now it's more of a want. closeupready Jun 2015 #87

Want. You won't die if deprived of sex, so there's no need. Quackers Jun 2015 #88

Since we won't die without it treestar Jun 2015 #92

Both Glassunion Jun 2015 #95

Let's see.... Stellar Jun 2015 #101

Scary to see those who argue it is a need KitSileya Jun 2015 #102