Which one is dearer to man – sexual appetite or love of affection?

Abraham Harold Maslow, was an American psychologist. He is noted for his conceptualization of a "hierarchy of human needs", and is considered the founder of humanistic psychology

Maslow's hierarchy of needs is predetermined in order of importance.

1st- Physiological needs

* Breathing* Water* Sleep* Food* Sex* Clothing* Shelter

Because without these things mankind could not continue to exist.

2nd- Safety Needs

* Personal security* Financial security* Health and well-being

* Safety net against accidents/illness and the adverse impacts

These needs have to do with people's yearning for a predictable, orderly world in which injustice and inconsistency are under control

3rd- Social needs

* Friendship* Intimacy

* Having a supportive and communicative family

Humans need to feel a sense of belonging and acceptance.

This need for belonging can often overcome the physiological and security needs, depending on the strength of the peer pressure; an anorexic, for example, may ignore the need to eat and the security of health for a feeling of control and belonging.

4th- Esteem

Also known as the belonging need, esteem presents the normal human desire to be accepted and valued by others.

Maslow stresses the dangers associated with self-esteem based on fame and outer recognition instead of inner competence. Healthy self-respect is based on earned respect.

5th- Self-Actualization

The motivation to realize one's own maximum potential and possibilities is considered to be the master motive or the only real motive.

** Note-- Near the end of his life Maslow revealed that there was a level on the hierarchy that was above self-actualization: self-transcendence.

With that being said; I believe and have heard from others that, the most coveted thing by man is the closeness of relationships with friends and family. I am saying that, this takes priority over money and/or superficial sex. But, this realization may not come to a person until a later time in life.

Jay Walter

For the most part I think that, the younger the man, the more of a sexual appetite he will have. And the older the man, the more he develops his sense (and maybe need for) love of affection.

This may be one reason why you find older men with younger women, and older women with younger men!

From my experience of knowing and dating guys around my age (19), Love and affections means NOTHING!! As long as they achieve to have sex....the rest is NONSENSE to them.

That's why they say whatever to get it...whether meaning it or not.

Older, wiser and matured men may have a different outlook but for the most part....they are out for the same thing that a Squirrel is after!! lol

I think they are both very important. haha

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