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I have also met plenty of women who were openly expressing their sexuality, but deeply unhappy. But I think we might get the causality mixed up. In our culture, women are expected to act and look like sex objects, while they at the same time get severely shamed for actually being sexual. This is bound to mess anyone up.

Also, drifting from man to man is a sure recipe for feeling lonely and empty (I actually think the end result is the same for men going from girl to girl, but for them there is at least some reward from society seeing them as a success).

I think this is why marriage is a solid mainstay across all human cultures, even the most promiscuous ones.

The few women I have met who both seemed able to fully express their sexuality and also seemed happy and mentally stable, were in long-term relationships with a partner who shared their drive to explore and play.

I think we all need that anchor.

We need both the safety and connection we get from a life partner, and the variety and novelty we get from freely expressing our sexuality. Limiting ourselves to either/or seems to be a recipe for unhappiness.

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