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Do you privately judge women who’ve had a high number of sexual partners?

127 replies

Ilostallthepens · Today 10:34

If they’d slept with, say 50-60 men? Even if you claim publicly to not judge them, would you secretly? Would you judge a lesbian who’d slept with 50-60 women? If you did would it be in a different kind of judgement that you had for the straight woman? And would you judge a man who’d slept with 50-60 women? And would this be a different kind of judgement?

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Reportingfromwherever · Today 10:37

No.

Thechaseison71 · Today 10:39

I don't care

Weddinghoildaywoos · Today 10:39

Honestly yes but I judge both men and women. I wouldn't go near a man who had a high number.

MegaMewtwo · Today 10:40

No. 50 men at age 50 would be less than 1.5 a year if they started at 16. Might be more like they slept with several a year in their 20s, then had a few relationships. Not really that unusual.

If it was say 5 partners a month for their entire life, I might wonder if they really enjoyed it or if there were other issues at play.

But ups and downs over decades are to be expected.

GoldMoon · Today 10:40

It's not my business and why would I even know ?

Madarch · Today 10:40

Nope. Crack on, I say.

DeskGnome · Today 10:41

Couldn't give a shit.

Flomingho · Today 10:42

No, its their business ans as long as their actions aren't harming other people. I am more likely to judge a person who has stolen someone else's partner.

PumpkinScarf · Today 10:42

Not something I think about, live and let live. I wouldn’t date a man with this many previous sexual partners though as I don’t think we’d be compatible.

BrassOlive · Today 10:42

No, if anything I'm quite envious. I've had a handful of really lovely, exciting flings and one night stands. If I hadn't met DP so young I'd have happily had more.

PenelopePinkerton · Today 10:42

I don’t care as I’m not planning on sleeping with them.

Preppyprepper · Today 10:42

I couldn't care less generally, but I would assume they had low self-esteem or something else going on. Knowing most men, I can't think of 60 I have met that I would happily sleep with, so I would assume the woman has very low standards or is trying to gain approval from men because there is something wrong in her life/wrong with her personality.

I would generally have a little bit less respect for them if I knew, but I would otherwise not care and would never say anything or admit this in real life.

BaronessEllarawrosaurus · Today 10:44

How would I even know?

Thechaseison71 · Today 10:44

PumpkinScarf · Today 10:42

Not something I think about, live and let live. I wouldn’t date a man with this many previous sexual partners though as I don’t think we’d be compatible.

Why not compatible

FrenchBunionSoup · Today 10:46

No. Although might privately wonder about whether they were content. I prefer a long-term relationship and would find having lots of one night stands unfulfilling, although each to their own.

Freddiesfortune · Today 10:48

How would I know? We don’t generally wear badges with this information on and we don’t generally go around telling strangers on the off chance they fancy judging us for something that’s none of their business.

PauliesWalnuts · Today 10:48

Wouldn’t judge at all - none of my business.

layingwoody · Today 10:48

Yes internally I would be raising an eyebrow.
I wouldn’t want to be with a man who had slept with 60 women and likewise would think a woman sleeping with 60+ men is grim. Each to their own but it’s not for me!

Herewegoagainandagainandagain · Today 10:49

I couldn’t relate to them as I need a relationship and connection before sex, but if meets their needs and they are happy then it’s no one else’s business.

TheCurious0range · Today 10:49

No, unless the numbers were racked up while they were also in an allegedly committed relationship.
My number is pretty high for MN , I just enjoyed my youth and didn't settle down until I was in my mid twenties, so by that point I'd been sexually active for a decade

toomuchfaff · Today 10:50

OMG are you one of these HIgH VaLuE MaN.

Otherwise how would you know unless you ask?

EwwPeople · Today 10:52

Not really in general, but very specific circumstances could change my answer.

busyd4y · Today 10:52

Nope, why I care, unless I suppose one of them was my partner at the time

SandrenaIsMyBloodType · Today 10:52

Absolutely not and, as others have said, how would I know?
I suppose I am very slightly judgemental of people who talk about their sex lives in these terms. It’s not my business how many sexual partners you have had and, regardless of the number, if we are not exceptionally close friends, why are you telling me?

JacquesHarlow · Today 10:52

Ilostallthepens · Today 10:34

If they’d slept with, say 50-60 men? Even if you claim publicly to not judge them, would you secretly? Would you judge a lesbian who’d slept with 50-60 women? If you did would it be in a different kind of judgement that you had for the straight woman? And would you judge a man who’d slept with 50-60 women? And would this be a different kind of judgement?

What's your opinion @Ilostallthepens ? What's your view on this topic?!