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Stay alive if no man on earth was sexually or physically attracted to you in any way?

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AlTD · 16/05/2025 14:04

Doesn’t apply to me but curious as friends were discussing this the other night. Answers from women only - would you stay alive/be able to enjoy life if literally NO man on earth was sexually or physically attracted to you/turned on by you in any way, shape or form? And why?

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Seventree · 16/05/2025 14:38

I really like sex so I'd be a bit sad (presuming DH would still love me, just not fancy me... I'd be a lot more bothered if it meant he'd stop loving me too!).

I'd obviously still enjoy other parts of life though. Surely no one is basing their entire existence on whether men fancy them?

dddilemma · 16/05/2025 14:41

Yes, I'm bi so it wouldn't effect me that much 🤣

CoubousAndTourmalet · 16/05/2025 14:44

Don't care, never did care.

This seems like the type of question girls ask each other when they're about 15...😆

SnemonyLicket · 16/05/2025 14:45

Well I wouldn’t end things if no man was sexually or physically attracted to me, but I wouldn’t enjoy life quite as much I guess. I love having sex so not having sex at all, or only having sex with someone who I knew wasn’t attracted to me doesn’t sound very pleasant or appealing.

ParmaVioletTea · 16/05/2025 14:46

Of course. My life is worth far more than men's attention to me. Gosh, some people have empty lives ...

SweeneyToddIer · 16/05/2025 14:47

I think you’re underestimating the amazing but if men who will have sex with a woman they’re not in any way attracted to.

ItGhoul · 16/05/2025 14:47

Sex is very important to me, always has been, so I would certainly hate to go through my whole life celibate (which I assume is the implication of the question).

However, while I would be very sad and regretful about the lack of sexual relationships, I would obviously still enjoy all the other things in my life that I currently enjoy - it's not like missing one thing somehow invalidates everything else.

snughugs · 16/05/2025 14:49

Do you pals not realise men have sex with animals, dead people, 90 year olds and as they say in jail “Any hole is a goal”. Men aren’t that selective on looks.

WallaceinAnderland · 16/05/2025 14:50

OP - you're a man, right?

Or do you just have the ego of one 😁

Augustus40 · 16/05/2025 14:51

snughugs · 16/05/2025 14:49

Do you pals not realise men have sex with animals, dead people, 90 year olds and as they say in jail “Any hole is a goal”. Men aren’t that selective on looks.

Not most men though. So you think many men sleep with animals?!

Horticula · 16/05/2025 14:51

What a bizarre question. I haven't had sex for 30 years and neither has any man been interested in me in all that time. I was widowed with young children in my 30s, do you think I shouldn't have stayed alive from then on? I filled my life with family,friends, hobbies, work, gardening, and a myriad of other things, and continue to do so with grandchildren now added to the mix.
But even if I'd never in my life had interest from any man of course I'd think my life was valid and worthwhile.
It might be a revelation to you but not every woman's life revolves around "getting a man". Even if I was the most repulsive looking woman ever, I'm sure even at my age if I was desperate I could walk into any pub and shout out "anyone want a fuck?", some man would eventually take up the offer.

Ted27 · 16/05/2025 14:52

@AlTD

Does it not apply to you because

a. You are a straight man
b. You are a lesbian
Or
c. You are such a stunningly beautiful straight female that all men fall at your feet.

Me - I'm quite happy with the cat, a cup of tea and a jam doughnut

ArtemisiaTheArtist · 16/05/2025 14:52

It mattered more when I was 21 to now, in my late 40s.

CoubousAndTourmalet · 16/05/2025 14:53

WallaceinAnderland · 16/05/2025 14:50

OP - you're a man, right?

Or do you just have the ego of one 😁

Possibly a bored teenage boy. Possibly just working for The Daily Mail. The question is just about on their level...🤔Otherwise, she's 15.

JustFeedMeCake · 16/05/2025 14:55

Sounds like a dream!

Berlinlover · 16/05/2025 14:55

You and your friends sound very strange indeed.

AlTD · 16/05/2025 14:58

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ParmaVioletTea · 16/05/2025 14:58

JustFeedMeCake · 16/05/2025 14:55

Sounds like a dream!

Grin Grin Grin

ItGhoul · 16/05/2025 15:00

snughugs · 16/05/2025 14:49

Do you pals not realise men have sex with animals, dead people, 90 year olds and as they say in jail “Any hole is a goal”. Men aren’t that selective on looks.

I think the question means 'No man will ever feel any sexual desire for you and cannot be sexually aroused in your presence' rather than 'No man will ever think you're hot', which is a different thing entirely.

Men might not be selective on looks, but there still has to be a desire there. Men who have sex with 90-year-olds/corpses/sheep do have a desire for the 90-year-old/corpses/sheep they're having sex with, even if that's borne of a fetish or desperation rather than looks.

Cynic17 · 16/05/2025 15:00

Of course! There are far more important things in life than this.

Waitingfordoggo · 16/05/2025 15:00

IjustbelieveinMe · 16/05/2025 14:11

As long as there are dogs all is well in the world.

Oh yes, absolutely this!

WeirdyBeardyMarrowBabyLady · 16/05/2025 15:01

‘Is the value of my life defined by whether men think I’m fuckable?’

wowwhataday · 16/05/2025 15:01

I’d be delighted

YourMintReader · 16/05/2025 15:01

I took the OP’s question as ‘Would you be able to stay alive’. As in, what if no man would assist you in a life or death set of circumstances because you’re not attractive to them?

Maybe I’m wrong

Burntt · 16/05/2025 15:02

Yeah my value isn’t based on how attractive I am to a man. Before kids if o ly care in so far as how that would complicate becoming a mother. Post kids it may even be my preference lol