When Did Sex Become Fun?
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Is sex fun? Most people might say "Yes", but not quite 100% of the population.
"But isn't sex messy?" "Yes, but only when done right."
Sexual intercourse began
In nineteen sixty-three
(which was rather late for me) -
Between the end of the Chatterley ban
And the Beatles' first LP.
It doesn't answer the fun part, though, because Larkin was known to have a tedious love life.
Having a dedicated partner with whom you can explore your wildest fantasies is a very fun thing. :)
Formulated differently, from my subjective, unique, non reproducible and totally unscientific experience of being 16 years together with my wife with three kids, the quality and fun is positively correlated to the level of reciprocity and trust in the relationship.
And for the young readers, reciprocity and trust can really increase over the years, which increases the fun, which naturally increases reciprocity, which ...
Recreational sex is a basic human thing, across cultures and across history. People who think otherwise are just demonstrating ignorance of history and culture. This is common among young people, who often aggrandize themselves by convincing themselves that they are the first people ever to discover [insert basic human thing here]. Much harm has come out of their activities. (Though this too is a basic human thing, and much fun has also come of it.)
Before Christ Era
Before Common Era
Before Current Era