Great thoughts Dave & Bill. I've mused on the same myself for many years. Animals seem without judgement, shame, envy, etc. when it comes to sex. That's not to say there's not a biological imperative to generate healthy competition for the sake of evolution.

I find it interesting that so many people forget that we are still animals -or try to raise themselves above animals one way or another, as if animals are bad somehow. I throw this to fundamental christinsanity. No offense to any christians here. I was raised one, but feel that much has been lost to politics, time, and petty human interests over the millennia, but I don't mean to bring up a whole new topic, so I'll regress...

I can recall many times I've found myself blissfully abandoned to sweet, sweaty, primal carnality. I remember many times where I allowed myself to have what I wanted -from the offerings that were available to me- and asserting my independence from others who wanted to keep me to themselves. I made no promises or compromises, just gave and received as I desired, and let any bearing issues keep them as their own.

I've known many Europeans who have helped me to see that America generally over-glorifies sex and monogamy to our ruin as a society. This isn't to say that there's anything wrong with holding sex or marriage as sacred, but that's a personal choice between two people, and none should impose their beliefs upon others -especially to the point of maneuvering social law to the point of restricting the rights of others to pursue their bliss in mutual consent.