Um, I don't think there's a number. But if you were to put X number of guys within a small time period then I may consider that promiscuous though I've never really given it much thought..

it depends

if its like 5 guys in a year

yeah thats bad.

lol then i must of been a prostitute back in the day jk

naughty naughttttyyyyy

prostitute???? LMAO! prostitute is what i wrote

Well....if you are having to ask the question!!! lol...............

I think theres no number.
Sex with someone you're not in a relationship in is being promiscuous.
So even if it's two...still bad.
well, according to me

i only had sex with my bf of a year so its just a question not real story.

Having casual sexual relations frequently with different partners; indiscriminate in the choice of sexual partners.
Lacking standards of selection; indiscriminate.
Casual; random.
Consisting of diverse, unrelated parts or individuals; confused: "Throngs promiscuous strew the level green" (Alexander Pope

my answer is a little different. it is conditional:

1) if NOBODY knows how many guys you slept with you can never be considered promiscuous...right? it's like the question: "if a tree falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it does it actually make a sound?" the answer is: it doesn't matter. same goes for how many guys you sleep with. it doesn't matter as long as you are discrete and you keep it to yourself. the problem comes into play when everyone knows all of your business. then if you do ANYTHING WITH ANYONE and someone doesn't like you, you're a prostitute! ha! the short answer is to just keep your business to yourself.

2) if you have been doing things with guys and you are disppointed in yourself for having done those things because there were too many guys in too short a period of time, or you did those things for the wrong reasons (ie. just to get together with someone instead of love) then you may consider yourSELF promiscuous.

to me, it only matters what I think about MYSELF. other ppl don't make any difference to me because i don't tell other ppl my business anyway.

good luck!
jasmine

Oh, what an interesting question....First, I was a virgin when I was married....Or was I?....I never let a man penetrate me, but before I was married or engaged, I had an affair with my boss....Far older than I was and stopped short of sexual relations....This is my wild side....I have kept it under wraps all these years.....

Saying this, since I turned the corner at Orlando and let loose, this thought has so often been in the back of my mind....Part of me regrets never having had another man make love to me and the other part of me says, keep it cool.....It could have been a long and hot ride through life....

I guess my thought on this would be that a woman would be promiscuous, if she sells herself to a man....If she is a loving woman and needs the sexual filling that so many women do, she could still be a lady and hold her head high...If a woman is not hurting herself with her sexual actions, she answers only to herself.........

Take care,
Caroline

I agree with Caroline.
I don't think it really matters, people will have there opinion of you either way, as long as you know what the truth is and your okay with it then why does it matter?
I remember my freshmen year of high school people thought I was a promiscuous and I was still a virgin and knew nothing what so ever of how to do a lot of sexual stuff.
Some people just like sex and as long as you don't feel guilty after doing it why does it matter how many people? As long as it's safe and healthy then sex is a great work out, it makes you feel good, and your much happier then you would be if you weren't having sex.
You do what you want.
Screw everyone elses opinion.

yeh i agree with analisa and Caroline i don't think there is a limit it what number of guys u have it is what you think of yourself that matters look after number 1 Jenny

i think if you have casual sex and one night stands thats promiscuous..just my opinion but i think love and sex go hand in hand..i'm aware that others have different views but i just dont approve of women or men who sleep around..huge turn off as well..i would never get serious with a guy with a long sexual history..if he's "inexperienced" then perfect..we'll learn together

promiscuous

I would define being promiscous as not being able to control yourself or not setting standards for yourself, not in numbers.

If you could look at anyone and have sex with them, then I would consider you promiscous. I think it comes down to an intelligence level, sex I think is very important and it is healthy but I think when you can't control basic urges, then you have a problem. I see nothing wrong with someone who had a few partners or short relationships I just have problems with little kids who pick up from bars.

I think sex is more of a mature subject and if you have a little ouburst with two consenting adults then its not a big fuss but its when it becomes all the time.

I think the keyword that should be used is "moderation."

Being older I wonder if this word is used in the true meaning that it was originally meant to be...Society has changed....Women have changed....The phrase "You've Come A Long Way Baby" would now be looked at and laughed....Yes, we all have come a long way...Knocked the curtains down that were blinding us...We have asked about our own sexuality...We are no longer afraid to speak of what we want and now we truly do not see ourselves any different than our sister women....

Having lived all these precious years of my life plus truly understanding a woman and her wants as she ages, I can see where she is able to accept the new awakenings in her life....You see, I believe that life has many cycles....I believe that each age that a woman goes through becomes a new awakening.....What society may see as promiscuous, she sees as being alive....She wants to shed her shackles....Marriage and relationships are wonderful, but she becomes more of a "free spirit"....She wants far more out of a sexual relationship, than a sexual relationship.....She wants intimacy with closeness and deep sexual love....She needs to be wanted....She wants yesterday and she intends to find it....She is woman and it is good....

I believe this is why so many of us wander....If we get out of the marriage bed thinking "is that all there is".....we are not content.....So I guess that cigarette ad of years ago did catch on.....We live, love and learn....and the word "promiscuous" does not even enter the picture....

Just my thoughts,
Caroline

dang caroline!!!!!!! you got me thinking about my inner woman, and my sexual expectations, and all...shedding my shackles...now i'm wanting a boyfriend again! hahahahahaha!

you are one hot as "helicopter" woman caroline! thank you for sharing with us.
jasmine

Honey, don't ever fear growing older....You have only just begun....

Oh, and Jazzy, I have never in my life batted an eye at another man....But, one tried to pick me up at a big grocery store about seven years ago.....Highlight of my year.....Lord, maybe even my senior life.....It was hot....Followed me three times...About 10 years younger than I was....Ah, I smile as I write this....

My husband and I are yesterday....Need I say more...

Thanks...
Caroline

I do want to make it plain to anyone who reads my posts that I am the happiest married woman in the world...What I have written,I speak of from some of the women that I have met through emails...I am allowing myself a bit of latitude here as it is a "chat" Forum.....I only wish that this Forum had a special place for older women to speak...You see that is where I belong....Along the way I have found that many younger and middle age women, do not accept an older woman being an older woman and able to speak as I do....I accept this, and the only reason I came on this Forum to start, was that an older gentleman who is one of the big administrators here, said in his reading that he had hoped that more older people would get involved here....This is at the bottom of this page on the "About Us" page...So, being the big mouth that I am, I stuck my head out on a platter to do my thing.......

About me, I have had 12 years of parochial school....Married 50 years, one month tomorrow...I live in both lust and love.....I guess this is who I am....

CarolineEF