(A Perspective – Part 2)
Since I’m still on a necessity-based writing break (but nothing bad!), I’ve touched up another “Perspective” piece I wrote last year for a different purpose… and, in the “PS” section below I’ve added an additional article link I hope you’ll enjoy.
Over on Medium.com, Anna and Daniel, The Flourishing Hedonists (I quoted them in my last piece) have published another item that has inspired me with its perspective on the psyche of wonderful, healthy, extremely rewarding open sex.
Today, I’m referencing their story: Sex Secrets Of French Women
Yes, their article focuses on French women. But there is a headspace there that all women and men alike can adopt.
To me, every point on their list is a jewel. But there’s a few select points presented below that had me running to the keyboard to type this. All three quotes are from the above article, and thanks again to Anna and Daniel for their insights!
(All words in the quote section below are theirs.)
“Sex Doesn’t Equal Love
You can have sex with someone you don’t love. This is something French women and Europeans, in general, know. You can have a hot night of amazing passion and not feel a single ounce of emotion for that person. It’s liberating as fuck!”
“Age Is Irrelevant
Just because a woman grows older, doesn’t mean she becomes any less sexual. In fact, older French women are regarded as supremely sexual because they know what they want, and that’s always appealing. French women love older men as well. They adore and take pleasure in more experienced men.”
“Sex Is Part of Being Free
To many French women, sex goes hand and hand with freedom. It represents the opposite of repression and shame and is all about them having authority over their bodies. They relish the fact that they have the freedom to choose how they express themselves sexually, and the confidence that comes along with it.”
Words to live by?
PS- Now in the time since I wrote this piece and my last piece a year ago, Anna and Daniel have also published this new article (October 2025) on these topics, and it not only summarizes but expands on them! Please enjoy this one as well.
What The French Can Teach Americans About Sex
Thank you Anna and Daniel, for such inspiring words! You can follow them here: