Great post, silent_blue! Perhaps there should be a poll - "Ladies, will you allow your man to fuck you in the ass?"
Anyway, you said:
"I remember reading a few months ago on a noticeboard a guy posting that the reason so many men looked at porn was they got to see and enjoy types of sex that they would never be able to get their wives or girl friends to agree to. I found that really sad - in fact I actually cried at the idea!"
C'mon, you CRIED?!!??? Really?
Doesn't it sorta depend on what they're lookin' at and feeling envious about? If it's vaginal sex that they're not getting, then yeah, that would seem to be a problem! And maybe the same could be said for blowjobs, too! But what about cum-swallowing, anal, facials, etc. Is being romantically/sexually involved with someone automatically obligate both people to agree to whatever sex fantasies the other person may have?
And what if the guys are lookin' at porn and simply wishing that their wife or girlfriend had a "perfect" bod, instead of the 35,28,33 one they've got, or whatever?
There are a lotta things worth crying over in this world, for sure. But you - a straight woman, I presume? - so sympathize w/ porn-looking men that you cry over their sexual dissatisfactions w/ their partners? That's certainly unusual!
I guess, silent_blue, your post just made me think once again about the idea of "minimal expectations" - what should men/women minimally expect from their lovers/spouses?? I've read a bit about this from Dan Savage (the guy who writes the "Savage Love" column), and he has some term for it - "good and game" or something. The idea being that the two people should, without putting excessive attention on techniques and gimmicks, put some effort into giving their partner GOOD sex, and they should be "game" - as in willing - to try new things, to some extent. But it's been a while since I read that stuff...
Anyway, I'm curious for you to elaborate on what you said, s_b, and thanks again for the thoughtful and thought-provoking post!