Second: “Personally, I long ago figured out that sooner or later, in one coin or another, all men pay for sex (and as an aside, the “cash up front” option is often much less expensive in the long run and the larger sense).”

Again, according to you, “all” men pay for sex. That’s not, in fact, a view of sex that all men or all women have. You can argue that we’re stupid or misguided, I suppose, but that doesn’t make you right.

“a man who is interested in looks alone…”

Narya, I know that many people will read into any post on any controversial subject whatever they want. But can you point out exactly where I said the words, “every,” “each,” or “always” in those sentences?

I wonder if I can use this notion…

…find a talented engraver…and create some coins with the likenesses of the spawn on one side, and the word “posterity” on the other…

‘Twould make for some fun, next anniversary.

But, as you’ve no doubt heard me grumble on more than one occasion, I got into a mess of difficulty as a hot young thing going on the assumption that men just want sex.

But it’s worth remembering that the bartering positions change over time. A wealthy man will probably only get wealthier as he gets older as long as he adheres to a few basic principles of personal finance and avoids any major problems (castastrophic illness, theft of assets, marriage and divorce, etc, etc). A hot woman, however, probably only has 15 years of hotness in her at the very most, depending on her genes, how stringently she diets and exercises and how much surgery she can afford and is willing to tolerate. If this hot woman also wants children she would be well advised to remember that her fertility has about the same shelf life.

So yeah, you’re not entitled to anything, the market sets prices, buyer beware, all true. But if a woman is trying to sell herself on her looks alone she needs to remember it’s a short ride. And a man who is interested in looks alone needs to remember he’s buying a very perishable commodity.