It’s Not Women’s Fault That Hookup Culture Has Made Men Lazy AF

Men need to take ownership of their own dating laziness.

Emme Witt-Eden
Sensual: An Erotic Life
5 min readSep 6, 2022

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Photo by Antonio Friedemann. Cropped by author.

In her recent piece, Why A Horny Woman Will Turn Down The Guaranteed Sex Of A Dating App, Lisa Martens bemoans the dearth of romance in modern dating, even if a woman just wants sex.

There’s a lack and a need on dating apps of men actually trying to seduce women and show them a good time…a lack of men trying to make us laugh, or just plain showing us that they’re not going to demand sex immediately.

Martens faults men for making women into what she calls “sex gatekeepers.” As soon as women show the slightest sign of sexual interest, men come clawing at the door, expecting sex.

“It’s aggravating, not sexy. It’s not fun, enticing, or seductive,” Martens writes.

Men wanting sex with a woman who’s expressed she’s game for it isn’t an issue in and of itself. The problem is the way many dudes go about it.

Men on dating apps demand sex without putting in any effort to seduce women. This is male entitlement, pure and simple. And in my opinion, it’s laziness.

But don’t blame this on women.

Treating people with respect is part of being a good human…

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Emme Witt-Eden
Sensual: An Erotic Life

Sex, relationships, and culture writer. Kink expert. Author of Confessions of a Middle-Aged F-Girl. emmewitt.com