Quoting Ayn Rand regarding sex

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"Romantic love, in the full sense of the term, is an emotion possible only to the man (or woman) of unbreached self-esteem: it is his response to his own highest values in the person of another—an integrated response of mind and body, of love and sexual desire. Such a man (or woman) is incapable of experiencing a sexual desire divorced from spiritual values."

" The man who despises himself tries to gain self-esteem from sexual adventures—which can’t be done, because sex is not the cause, but an effect and an expression of a man’s sense of his own value . . . "

"The men who think that wealth comes from material resources and has no intellectual root or meaning, are the men who think—for the same reason—that sex is a physical capacity which functions independently of one’s mind, choice or code of values. They think that your body creates a desire and makes a choice for you just about in some such way as if iron ore transformed itself into railroad rails of its own volition. Love is blind, they say; sex is impervious to reason and mocks the power of all philosophers. But, in fact, a man’s sexual choice is the result and the sum of his fundamental convictions. Tell me what a man finds sexually attractive and I will tell you his entire philosophy of life. Show me the woman he sleeps with and I will tell you his valuation of himself. No matter what corruption he’s taught about the virtue of selflessness, sex is the most profoundly selfish of all acts, an act which he cannot perform for any motive but his own enjoyment—just try to think of performing it in a spirit of selfless charity!—an act which is not possible in self-abasement, only in self-exaltation, only in the confidence of being desired and being worthy of desire. It is an act that forces him to stand naked in spirit, as well as in body, and to accept his real ego as his standard of value. He will always be attracted to the woman who reflects his deepest vision of himself, the woman whose surrender permits him to experience—or to fake—a sense of self-esteem . . . . Love is our response to our highest values—and can be nothing else."

" Sex is a physical capacity, but its exercise is determined by man’s mind—by his choice of values, held consciously or subconsciously. To a rational man, sex is an expression of self-esteem—a celebration of himself and of existence. To the man who lacks self-esteem, sex is an attempt to fake it, to acquire its momentary illusion. "

" Sex is one of the most important aspects of man’s life and, therefore, must never be approached lightly or casually. A sexual relationship is proper only on the ground of the highest values one can find in a human being. Sex must not be anything other than a response to values. And that is why I consider promiscuity immoral. Not because sex is evil, but because sex is too good and too important . . . . "
 

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Hi Plinco,
Ayn Rand enjoyed a cult status during my youth,but her high minded "Virtue Signalling"was exposed by her own Love Life.
 

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Hi Plinco,
Ayn Rand enjoyed a cult status during my youth,but her high minded "Virtue Signalling"was exposed by her own Love Life.
Yes, about Nathanial Brandon betraying her. That whole affair was just silly. You would think she was smarter than that, to see herself do what she was doing, that is, using sex to establish a relationship so she can get more psychologically close to him. Everyone is allowed to make mistakes; I know I've made many.
 

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Hi Plinco,
What is there about so many Gurus that their own lives are a contradiction to their philosophy?...If we could but see ourselves as others see us!
 

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Hi Plinco,
What is there about so many Gurus that their own lives are a contradiction to their philosophy?...If we could but see ourselves as others see us!
It was not a contradiction to her philosophy. Personally, I would have deemed the affair as unwise. If I were her husband, I would not have agreed to it, nor would I have engaged in it if I were Nathanial Brandon. I am not these people so I cannot make those decisions for them.
 

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