Sex and candy

Ever hear the comparison that sex is like chocolate? Actually, there is quite a few. First of all, I have to say about that is there needs to be another comparison than to chocolate. Anything but chocolate. But anyway, that's not the point. Here's the lastest version I heard:

"Sex is like chocalte. You can compare the quality of sex like the brand of chocolate. Good quality sex is Godiva, and on the other end you have poor quality sex, the cheap chocolate that comes in the shape coins (aka "coin chocolate", duh). In our lives, we have many types of chocolates: coin chocolate, Nestle, Hershey, Lindt's, and Godiva. We know what's considered good chocolate, poor chocolate, and the best chocolate. Now imagine that there is a person that has only one type of chocolate, say the coin chocolate. If they've only have one brand of chocolate their whole life, they don't know that there is better or worse chocolate out there, and are content with what they have. Anyone else, who knows every brand of chocolate there is, will know better and will definitely rather have Godiva over coin chocolate. Now here comes the sex application. If a person has only had one sexual partner, they only know of one quality of sex, and even if it's the coin chocolate sex, they will be fine with it. They don't know that better is out there, and they are satisfied. If someone has mulitiple sex partners, they know that some are better than others. They strive to have the better ones. If they "have to settle" with someone who is poor at sexual activity, they will not satisfied, wondering if they could always have someone better."

Now when I first heard this, the first thought that came to mind was: "they need to find a better original comparision to sex." Sorry for being repetitive, but it's true. Then I thought that perhaps this could be even applied to just dating, without the extra activity. If we don't intend of of having a serious partner, and go around from person to person, you meet a whole range of people. Each one unique, possibly some similarites between different ones When the time comes to settle down, you think you could have somebody different, somebody better. If you're thinking someone is better, are you really happy? But if one dates the minimal amount of people possible, hopefully only one, you will not be questioning your choice, but instead be satisfied with the one you are with.

Continuing with our bad chocolate metaphors, let's set up a situation. Suppose both Godiva and coin chocolate were both having a sweepstakes of chocolate for life. You can only enter in one of them. Both contests are estimated to have 10 million people entering. Godiva will only have 1 winner, but the coin chocolate will have 1,000 winners! Which one would you enter? Depends on who you are. You have better chance winning the coin chocolate, but would you take a bigger risk to get better chocolate? Are you going to throw away someone who loves you in hope you can find someone hotter, richer or more social? When someone gets dumped, we say, "There are many more fish in the sea." That saying broadens every creature into the sea as a "fish". But there are so many types. There are many fish in the sea, but what are the odds of getting a swordfish? Are you willing to throw out a blue fish, the only catch of the day, to hope to get a swordfish?

I really do see chocolate (literal chocolate) as chocolate. Whether the chocolate be Hershey, Nestle, Godiva, Lindt's or the cheap coin stuff, it is chocolate. Chocolate is good, no matter what kind of chocolate you have. Any chocolate I have, I enjoy it very much. Whatever chocolate comes my way, I don't resist because it is not the best brand. To me, any chocolate is better than not having chocolate.