French Women: The New Sexual Predators

French women are becoming increasingly assertive in their sexual habits, while one-in-five younger French men "has no interest in sex", according to one of the most comprehensive surveys of the nation's love lives.

Women now have more than twice as many partners as they did in the 1970s, according to the study by the French Aids research agency, which is backed by the government.

"Are women just like men?" asked Le Nouvel Observateur yesterday, which released extracts of the Study on Sexuality in France, a 600-page tome that brings together 12,000 in-depth interviews with people of all ages conducted during 2005-06.

One of the biggest changes in recent years, according to the report, was that male and female sexual behaviour had become increasingly similar.

To read more on the sexual prowess of french women, click here.

Carla Bruni, the new wife of French president Nicholas Sarkozy, is one of HuffPost's fave frenchies. Her thoughts:

Female sexual emancipation has been a hot topic in France ever since President Nicolas Sarkozy met Carla Bruni, the Italian model and singer. The couple married last month.

Ms Bruni recently declared monogamy "terribly boring" and spoke in relaxed fashion about her numerous past conquests, including Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton.

"I am a tamer [of men], a cat, an Italian", she told Le Figaro last year.

"I am faithful... to myself. I am monogamous from time to time but I prefer polygamy and polyandry [its female equivalent]."

You can find more of our thoughts on French women and what we can learn from them, here.

Comments

[PoohBear]

04:09 PM on 03/12/2008

French women have been sought after by American men since Ben Franklin was made the first US ambassador to France.

[Moshe]

02:27 PM on 03/10/2008

Viva la France!

[ErnestineBass]

01:37 PM on 03/10/2008

Dammit!

Where'd they get that photo of me?!

heh heh

[danceswithyids]

01:19 PM on 03/10/2008

I now forgive France for all its faults.
Next stop, Paris!

[McCanMcSane]

01:02 PM on 03/10/2008

French women are the most unkempt example of femininity that the good Lord has allowed. A truly distasteful sort who rarely bathe and wash under their arms. Real stinkos! Please can we keep them inside French borders. They give the rest of Europe and the world a bad name.

[faust2001]

12:06 PM on 03/10/2008

I was in Paris last year, and the local women looked at me as if I was about to ask them for some change.
Or maybe that was Iceland.....

[pattio66]

11:50 AM on 03/10/2008

Dang, I knew I should have stayed awake in French class all those years ago in hign school. If I had, moving to France to become a sexual expatriate would be feasible for me! As it is, if I date more than one man at a time, REGARDLESS of whether I'm having sex with any of them or not, I'm automatically labeled a "slut," whereas men who actually DO sleep with more than one woman at a given time are greeted with approval from both genders. God forbid a woman might a) enjoy sex, and b) not let anyone put her down for said enjoyment. As for all you men out there who claim to be okay with a woman who isn't implanted, botoxed, collagened, bleached, plucked, waxed, and wearing 40 pounds of makeup just to go the the grocery store, WHERE ARE YOU????

[RTIII]

10:20 AM on 03/12/2008

There are some of us out here...

But then, I'm from a French-speaking part of Louisiana!

[londubh]

01:09 AM on 03/10/2008

I only clicked on it because of the picture.

[riverroad]

10:10 PM on 03/09/2008

Paid no heed to the mythology that women are "sexual predators," as claimed in the above absurd headline. I was personally acquainted with a woman whom the courts labeled "registered sex offender." She will show up in statistics and studies as a "rapist," even though she had a purely consensual affair with a male inmate while working in a prison. The court was able to call her "sex offender" simply on the basis that they called the guy "vulnerable adult" simply because he was incarcerated. In reality he was willing and eager, and the woman had love letters from him that proved it. So when you hear about a woman allegedly raping a man, remember that's about as realistic as a mouse a attacking a cat.

[RTIII]

10:22 AM on 03/12/2008

I have no comment about the rest of your post but your remark, "So when you hear about a woman allegedly raping a man, remember that's about as realistic as a mouse a attacking a cat," I can tell you categorically; you're wrong.

[SteveStephens]

06:53 PM on 03/09/2008

I will gladly be a victim, as I live in Nebraska. The women here are like some kind of locust who prefer sex every 7 years, if that often. Don't believe me. Move here and find out. It aint pretty.

[SteveStephens]

06:46 PM on 03/09/2008

I live in Nebraska, and I would describe the women here exactly opposite. Fat, ugly and not interested in sex. The Truth hurts.

[samuraijack]

05:40 PM on 03/09/2008

I know where I am vacationing this summer!!!!

[RaiderGreg]

03:53 PM on 03/09/2008

This is news? I could have written this story in the '80's when living in France. In fact, i think Ben Franklin wrote about this in the 1780's when he was the Ambassador. BTW:--- they bathe, but they don't shave.

[stringer]

03:49 AM on 03/09/2008

God come here. American men will love you and vice versa. Please, we'll be more than happy to have you anytime you want to visit.

[dora rice]

12:16 AM on 03/09/2008

French women are no different from other european women. The have universal healthcare. So they are will taken care of. They don't need to stay with a man for dental care , glasses or any other healthcare. Their children are well taken care of through benefits and insurance. They have regulated , paid time off for vacation and holdays. That makes a woman confident and gives her a secure feeling. She can concentrate on her work, her family life, and sex. She doesn't have to stay with a man for anything else but love, sex or friendship.

[iPolitics]

04:23 PM on 03/10/2008

The French may be onto something here. According to your statement: even fiscally conservative Republicans will vote for universal healthcare since it means more women will avail themselves to the desires of men.