Female desire is experienced as viscous passivity versus male predatory impetuosity.

Evidence

Feminine arousal can reach an intensity unknown by man. Male desire is violent but localized, and he comes out of it—except perhaps in the instant of ejaculation—conscious of himself; woman, by contrast, undergoes a real alienation; for many, this metamorphosis is the most voluptuous and definitive moment of love; but it also has a magical and frightening side. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 987 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Female desire is an indissoluble synthesis of attraction and repulsion, not disguised male-derived libido — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 130; Male and female eroticism are experienced as transcendence versus alienated immanence respectively. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 775; Feminine eroticism involves becoming an object to snare another — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 845 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Female sexual arousal involves self-alienation whereas male desire remains localized and self-conscious #expands (0.85) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 987
• Male desire is fleeting while women become emotionally bound after love #corroborates (0.78)
• Male authority in love is satiable while female devotion is insatiable #corroborates (0.75)