Sperm Wars: Infidelity, Sexual Conflict, and Other Bedroom Battles by Robin Baker

Author:Robin Baker
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Tags: &NEW, Life Sciences, Man-woman relationships, Adultery, Psychology, Science, Medical, Sex (Biology), Biology, General, Evolution, Human Sexuality, Human evolution, Physiology
ISBN: 9781560258483
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 1996-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

When she has been conned once, she is likely thereafter to keep a close eye on the whole operation.

Although, naturally, humans are the only animals to use condoms, One Way

they are not the only animals to use withdrawal. Many apes and monkeys are known to penetrate and thrust without ejaculation. To or Another

what extent this behaviour is simply the male using his penis to remove material from inside the female's vagina (Scene 21), and to what extent it indicates a tacit agreement between the male and the female not to inseminate — as in humans — is not known.

Whenever it is the latter, however, we can be certain that from time Scene 30

to time female apes and monkeys are also conned by males, just like their human counterparts.

Best of Both Worlds

The young teacher looked up from his marking as his two daughters, aged six and seven, skipped over to kiss him goodnight, herded from behind by his partner like two frisky lambs. One of the girls wished him goodnight in her mother's native language, one in his. Most of the time the household spoke his language but in moments of tenderness or anger any one of them might slip into the mother's tongue. When she returned from taking them to bed, he abandoned his marking, witched on the television and sat next to her on the settee. She put her legs over his knees and they sat, eyes on the screen, idly stroking each other's hands and legs. He looked sideways at her, stomach churning with a fear that had been with him all day.

How could he tell her that their whole world might be on the verge of collapse?

'I am Preggnent and its Yours,' the scribbled note had said, thrust into his hand during the morning break. 'My dad says you must giv us sum money or well tell on you.' The girl was fifteen and

only slightly more illiterate than most of her contemporaries at the school. Precocious and from a tough family background she nevertheless had the looks and bearing that would fire most 266

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ONE WAY OR ANOTHER

men's fantasies — until she spoke. She had asked him for a lift one never suggested he should not provide its mother with some support.

hot summer's night after school. Foreign languages were his main Though she didn't know the whole story, she knew he had not been subject but he doubled as a Physical Education teacher. It was hot totally faithful to her. A combination of bad luck and imprudence that night and he hadn't bothered to change out of his shorts before had led her to find out about the first of his three infidelities. But she getting in his car to set off home.

had forgiven him and within a month they were back to normality.

He should have said no when she asked for a lift. He should have He suspected the same would happen again over this schoolgirl, told her to stop when she began to stroke his thigh as he drove.

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