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In reply to the discussion: Poll: Sex, a need or a want? [View all]BainsBane
(53,112 posts)74. Of course it can
But that doesn't mean rapists don't invoke need as justification because they do.
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I just cooked up some buckwheat pancakes tonight. They were a want, definitely
valerief
Jun 2015
#42
Sex is a need. That being a said, sex with another person is a desire that can
Exilednight
Jun 2015
#13
Hell, for some people micro-managing the consenting adult choices of others seems to be a "need"
Warren DeMontague
Jun 2015
#26
Yes, precisely. The government has the right to distribute food and water, because
Yo_Mama
Jun 2015
#48
A want (but incredibly strong want) for the individual, a need for society
Shoulders of Giants
Jun 2015
#44
Masturbation is a separate thing, but sex with other people is a want, not a need
Yo_Mama
Jun 2015
#47
Do people "need" the things that make the difference between mere survival and living?
Warren DeMontague
Jun 2015
#55
I don't know about sex, but I do know that children need to feel loved and cared for and
JDPriestly
Jun 2015
#77