[Ohioan]

I think that what is "shallow" are your comments. Most men in the service do not seek recreational or therapeutic sex because they have some sort of personality deficit, as your comments seem to imply, but as a needed outlet. It is not a substitute for deeper commitment, but rather a way to get relief without making commitment to the wrong person out of a desperate need.

Would you suggest the sailor going ashore marry the first love starved girl he meets, or do what military men have done for centuries? Even the sanctimonious Roundhead Army under Cromwell had camp followers.

[Sorry to any gals, dropping by, for having to go public with what is usually male talk. But I thought someone should put in a good word for the fleet.]

William Flax Return Of The Gods Web Site