To women, commitment can mean escape, freedom, options to do whatever they want. Many count themselves victorious when they can pull it off. Prostitution by any other name still means you have to pay for it. In fact, almost half of all women fear commitment. According to Shere Hite, this is because they are afraid they will commit to someone, and then find somebody better.
Many men feel the same way.
This is a double standard. The double standard begins with men's sexual invisibility. Most women feel most men are not worthy of their love. They were complaining about men who were very committed to work but not committed to them. 153 Traditionally, women marry up, forcing most men to marry down.