The men seemed to have all the choices of partners but couldn’t commit to one relationship, while the women only wanted to be approached by the “right” guy and treated anyone they perceived as “wrong” with disdain. The likelihood of rejection made guys reluctant to risk themselves by initiating relationships. Couples who subsequently split up found

So consumerism distorts not just our view of sex but our very sexual nature; our longing for God and relationship with others is collapsed into sex and dead objects.