Although as a 25-year-old, I would have answered the question "only" by pointing at my wedding ring. At 35, two years after the divorce, I would have smiled and said: "It's working"! Now in my early 40s, I can only say that the more sex experience I have, the better. A woman now knows what she wants in bed.
But who counts as a lover in the course of a woman's life? The young guy you made out with at the last Christmas party? The one-night stand without naming names? And the ones who didn't make it to the climax with you? Or just the ones you let into your life? Home, family and friends? Well, I can't tell you that either. Everyone has to work that out for themselves ...
How many lovers can a woman admit to without being called a "bitch"? It's easier for a woman to be honest with her best friends, because they all come out on the table, even the ones she still has her eye on. With a current potential partner, it's harder to tell the truth. A woman is tempted to dismiss it with a "That's none of your business". But such an answer doesn 't necessarily keep the number of lovers down. On the contrary, the man might think the highest number is the one and become suspicious. It can also be the other way around. The woman names a few and HE thinks to himself: "No, there must be something wrong ... I don't want her either!" So what should a woman say now? Maybe 3, 5 or 8 lovers? Unfortunately, I can't answer that either. But I do know one thing - definitely not "I don't know that for sure!"
Doesn't the number of lovers matter? Sex is as much a part of life as breathing and satisfying our hunger every day. We only want the one that satisfies women and makes them happy. Once we have that one, all the previous ones are "water under the bridge" ...