time traveler this post is not ending wiht you. "Men offer protection, physical and emptional for women" what bull shit. men are the source of all physical and emotionl traumas for women. but fine, for the sake of argument, lets admit that men offer protection in exchange for sex. how is that different from prostitutes huh?? hey lady, i will give you jewelerries, a nice house to look after, social and emotioanl security and in return, you just give me sex and help me perpetuate my existence with off springs....sounds like a deal??? does not very different than waht happnes in teh street. love mariage is a relatively new concept. the above description cannot be applied to that.but one can argue, that traditional forms of marrige in some way resemble prositution. ( i said in some way)