Do they not have the ability to go to different places (resources)?
Of course they do. In the example I wrote of above, this friend is going through a difficult spiritual awakening. Moving from addiction to Christ has been hard and not without setbacks and tragedy, but he is staying the course. If the right woman presents herself, he will be ready to make it happen. After all, he was a player on his former path. But bible study and prayer has shown him that sex can make a man relapse in just the same way as a beer or joint. And as any addict knows, a hug from a whore is just as bad as a puff from a pipe.
Addiction is killing us. It's the addiction to women, physical touch, affection, unhealthy food, money, and material possessions that are killing us. Men, when conditioned properly, need very little to be free and to thrive. But when they are raised to be sex and food and gambling addicts they become unhappy slaves.
Physical touch and companionship can no doubt help certain types of men, but if men are going without women, then that means that women are going without men. Sure, women have the luxury of riding the c*ck carousel via serial monogamy, but they can still only be with one man at a time.
Spot on. I came here from RVF and looking back to those early days most of us were hardcore sex addicts. I know I am, even though I am happily married. I wrestled with monogamy for years and it took hard self reflection and the check of my ego to lead me back to Christ and where I was helped onto the right path. But I still battle every day as I am sure many of us do.