by Dale Chappell

Created on: June 25, 2008   Last Updated: July 02, 2008

When it comes to sex, women are beginning to act more like men. Romance tourism, sex toy parties, one-night stands, multiple sex partners, Hillary Clinton and "Sex and the City", once taboo, are now discrete. While women love the bad boys, there may be a hitch in men loving bag girls. Hook-ups, sure, but hitched, probably not.

All The Power To Empowered Women

Single women now claim their stake in the job market, secure their own mortgages, and spend their own money. The female self-confidence soapbox is rising higher, as more and more women take a stand against the barrage of Aunt Gertrude's "married with children" speech. Independent women with independent thoughts choose to remain single and choose to tip the cultural scale, being comfortable with throwing a hand grenade in the pool of men's relationship uncertainty.

In her ezinearticles.com posting, "Why Modern Man is Getting Scared of Modern Woman", author and columnist, Elaine Sihera shares her observations, "In the process, men have begun to feel very insecure and wary of women. So, not really a good time to be a man. Many must be asking themselves, just how do you impress someone with your car, your house, your money and your job if they are already well impressed with their own?"

On a recent episode of CBS Television's The Early Show, Steve Santagati, a relationship expert and author of "The Manual," was not impressed. "Any guy who's gonna be intimidated by a strong woman - she's not gonna be interested in, anyways," he said. "The characters in 'Sex and the City' - the average guy does not look at these women as powerful." . . . "These women are just high-maintenance, that's all. Men are not emasculated by strong women if they're a real man in the first place."

The champion of American women, Hillary Clinton, sang out the Democratic Party to the tune of 18 million Democratic primary votes. Unfortunately, she was preaching to a choir who chose the movie theater over the voting booth. Four times the amount, over 70 million women have attended screenings of "Sex and the City", where Hillary barely achieved a majority of female democratic voters in her bid for the Presidential nod.

The Freedom of Femdom

The phrases "nice vacation" and a "little get together" don't mean what they used to for a growing number of women. Romance tourism has opened up new exotic locations and experiences for European and American middle-aged heterosexual white women. With destinations like the Caribbean, Kenya, or Thailand, breaking

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