It remains an abiding female fantasy to meet a man who gives totally of himself, who lives for her, even if only for a while. But often her marriages and relationships give her not romance and devotion but routine and an endlessly distracted mate.
She is supposed to be the tender, civilizing force in society, and to want commitment and lifelong loyalty. A woman is often deeply oppressed by the role she is expected to play. What the Rake offers is what society normally does not allow women: an affair of pure pleasure, an exciting brush with danger. But throughout all of history, and in all cultures, this type has had a fatal effect. At first it may seem strange that a man who is clearly dishonest, disloyal, and has no interest in marriage would have any appeal to a woman.
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