Nymphomaniac or just "friendly"?

[Hardwood]

OK, got into trouble expressing an opinion to my wife. Seems there is a lady at work who is VERY in need of sex at least twice a day or so she says. The wife calls her a Nympho, I say she is just horney and that nymphomania is an emotional condition not unlike an addiction. I think I have met one legitimate nympho in my life. This girl had an all consuming absoulute need to screw as many guys in as short a time as possible 24/7. God she was awesome. She finaly joined the Army. (shivers)
What would be the expert opinion of the board on my definition?


I know my spelling ain't for shit. Please excuss

 

[fgarvb1]

Was there, Done her. Nympho's are Sexaholics with a unstoppable sex drive and no off switch. She was.....was... just.. animalistic.!...Bless her.!

 

[Blackbich]

Seems there is a lady at work who is VERY in need of sex at least twice a day or so she says. The wife calls her a Nympho, I say she is just horney and that nymphomania is an emotional condition not unlike an addiction.

You are correct when you say that Nymphomania is an emotional condition. Does your lady friend why she's so 'in need' of sex?

There are a lot of women (I have someone close to me that suffers from this as well) who use sex to buffer other feelings they have. These women I believe are nymphomaniac - not because they like to have sex alot but because they use sex to fulfill other needs. My friend, for example, has a desperate need for closeness. Although she seems like she has it together, she's unfulfilled with her life and she uses sex to make the bad feelings go away. If this is what your friend is doing (which is what's implied by using the words 'VERY in need') then yes, she is a nympho. She's trying to fulfill an emotional need through something that just isn't going to work. If not and she's horny and simply likes sex, then your wife is wrong. The problem is, your female friend may not even know this is why she's doing it herself. Until she's willing to delve into herself and figure out what's really going on, you'll never be able to get an honest answer to your question.

 

[Tongueuser]

MMMMMM Nympo's...Gotta love 'em...no pun intended. Would love to meet your friend. Whether it's a sympton, habit, or, whatever. they can break your hearts. If she wants closeness, tender loving , et al.,then this is a woman that has LOT's of fertile ground to cultivate. this is a woman that you can mold to hers and your personna. I suggest you tell her.
The Tongueuser IS the Master

 

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[Renegade]

Wish we had more Nymphomaniacs around here. lol

 

[RisiaSkye]

I'm with Blackbich on this one

There's a big difference between someone who just really likes sex and someone who uses the false intimacy of sexual contact to fill an emotional void in their life.

We make a lot of jokes about how great Nymphos are, but there is actually a serious issue. The person who has empty sex with a nymphomaniac actually exploits them. If they know that the person they're having sex with has an addiction, they're no better than the person who buys drugs for America's favorite junkie (Robert Downey, Jr.).

If you know someone has a problem, and you facilitate it, you are part of that problem, and should take a serious look at yourself. (Here I'm speaking in the general sense of "you," not meaning to target anyone in particular)