Sex

I read a post earlier today that had me ready to rant before I could even finish the intro. But first let's set this up with a few important question: What is a "dry spell"? 

According to the author a dry spell is a length of time an individual goes without engaging in sex. Pretty basic, but I know of people who've stared at me blankly when I mentioned this term in standard conversation.  What constitutes sex is never listed, but I'm going to assume sexual intercourse (m/m, f/m, f/f).

Now, why should we care so much?  We Westerners live in a sex negative society.  The mainstream advertises sex, because it sells, but it's still rather taboo to discuss publicly.  That's slowly changing, but for the most part, it's like we've just stepped off the Mayflower in the general attitude regarding sex.

This article though, touched a nerve with me.  The options of the poll imply that going more than a month without sex was cause for grief.  I understand that The Frisky is supposed to be forward-thinking but I'm (again) becoming frustrated with their narrow scope. Or maybe I'm just over-analysing things.... Whatever.

The comments provided more prospective on the subject, and it was refreshing to see that not everyone is riddled with anguish at the thought of going more than 30 days abstinent.  One commenter in particular stated that the reason for her celibacy is due to her discerning manner when it comes to entering serious relationships.  I really liked that she wrote this because I think it's easy to get caught up in the swing of popular youth culture and screw anything with a pulse.  Or at least that's what I perceive to be the general thought.

Celibacy is a personal choice, just like tossing your cookies at every person who looks at you longer than a few seconds.  To each their own; I'm not one to judge.  I just wish that others would be so... open-minded and accepting.  But like I mentioned above, I've been snarkier than usual, and I might be getting riled up for no reason.

Onto the next topic