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Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
The Mr. and I exchanged numbers. He had about twice as many as I did, which, based on random polling of friends who have also coughed up the number, seems to be about what (men, anyway) wanted to hear. Unless the men are total sluts, I guess.
But in general, I agree one shouldn't ask unless it is required for the testing questionaire. Significant past relationships merit mention, if only so one isn't taken by surprise when you run into the person, but sheer numbers of casual bangs? Definitely not.
I got majorly squicked out by a guy I dated who at the age of 19 revealed a past littered with over 50 conquests (he wasn't too sure about the numbers). I responded "um, you would make 4." I really didn't want to know. Not least 'cause, when a guy is 19, he should have been focusing on his performance technique (not just his powers of persuasion), which requires feedback from repeat players over time, so that really just represents a lot of bad sex and a general waste of time and effort.
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I don't understand the guy-wanting-number-about-twice-as-high. If they really only consider a female "OK" if she has 1/2 the number of partners he has, then probably at least 1/2 the women he's been with are icky. And what do the women who have been with all these guys do?
I vote, get him to tell first and then use the real number (if it's half or less) or about half (if the real number is more than half). Any jackass who's going to be offended that I have approaching the number of sexual partners he has had deserves to be lied to.
(Actually, I'd probably tell the real number and if he can't deal, it wasn't going to work out anyway.)
