Throughout this course I have had the opportunity to reflect on my sexuality and even learned about a wide variety of topics that deal with sex. When it comes to the value systems that were discussed early on in the reading for this course, I would have to say that Rationalism is the one value system that I relate to the most. I am a big believer that all decisions should be made based on intellect and reasoning. There are so many times that we end up letting our emotions get the best of us and when that happens we often find ourselves living with regret. I believe that my value system was learned from previous experiences in my life. It took a few times of being used by men for sex to figure out that I was making poor decisions when it came to which men I gave myself to. I often thought if I give him what he wants then maybe he would love me and never leave me. That was wishful thinking on my part. I then had a realization, and became more rational when making my decisions. Then I actually became more critically when making my decisions, finding myself playing over in my mind what could possibly happen if I continued to go down the same path with the same kind of guys. I was a lot more careful after getting my heartbroken; I think going through that kind of experience helps us raise our standards and value systems. I would have to say that twelve years ago was when my value system changed. After I did that I ended up meeting a wonderful man who I have been with for eleven years and married four of those years. I already have my morals and values set when it comes to sex, so this class hasn’t really changed anything to deal with that topic because I have lived and learned.
The physical and social aspects of my life, along with prevalent historical and scientific perspectives, have affected life with my sexual orientation in many ways. Physically I was born a female and this is a factor that attracts me more towards the opposite sex. Also I was raised in a...