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Sex. Before or after?
OK. So, you meet someone attractive. The two of you talk and become acquaintances. Due to good chemistry, the two of you become good friends. Eventually friendship turns into a relationship which of course, also brings into the picture, sex. At least that's how it's suppose to be according to...um...some people.
However, I have some friends that swear up and down that they've had relationships that started with a different order of events. Everything's the same in their case up to the acquaintance part. Rather than good chemistry induced friendship though, they got good chemistry induced sex instead, which led to friendship which then led to a relationship. I guess it's possible for circumstances to unfold that way. But, my issue with the latter order of events is that you're basically applying emotional attachment to what can very easily be just a night of sex for the other person and nothing more. I suppose I just sort of think that it's a bit naive to believe that readily available sex can lead to a meaningful relationship. (Maybe that's a bit prudish and jaded of me. I dunno.) So my question(s) to you guys is(err...are), do you think that just sex can lead to an actual and decent relationship? At what point did sex come into play in your current or past relationships? If the situation presented itself, would you engage in sexual activity with an attractive and potentially a great partner even though you don't really know much about them? |
Sex factored in pretty quickly with my first girlfriend. I certainly was physically attracted to her, as she was to me. We've been going on for about a year and a half now. We certainly understand each other and have small quarells, but its nothing major. In answer to your last question, yeah I pretty much did with my current girlfriend.
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I guess if you have sex with a lot of strangers, it's possible to find someone you're compatible with that way. It sounds more like it happens by accident, though.
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I tend to agree with Monkey King on this one. I think it's possible, but not very likely. Especially since sex has a way of confusing things between people who don't have a very firm foundation in the first place. It's so easy to associate a person with sex instead of love if you're not careful.
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I've known a few people who have started with just such a chance. My wife and I for example started with knowing each other (in school), sex, and then a long term relationship.
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After, it is just what people should do, it shows how much you are willing to hold on to something that you can lose so easily with just anyone. I am surprised that people are just okay with having sex casually but then again, some people may just use it for pleasure than a sigh of love. Whatever makes you happy i guess. My opition still stays the same as; After.
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My opinion would also be after, though I dunno how much mine counts as I have never had a girlfriend. :(
But yeah trying to generate a relationship off of one night is kinda hard if I am thinking correctly. I won't deny that it can happen because obviously your first response said it did, but i do agree with the others that it is rare. |
Ehh, it's not like there's a sharp demarcation though. Suppose I chat up a girl in a bar for like 2 hours discover that we love each other, or maybe that's the booze talking, who cares? Point is, now we're in love, THEN we fuck. Did we do the relationship thing forwards or backwards? Where's the cut-off on how long we have to interact before we're not strangers?
It sounds like you, Nakl, are applying some sort of arbitrary standard by which you must get to know someone to a certain indeterminate degree before it is ok to have sex with them. Declaring a relationship to exist is just about as arbitrary. I guess I'm arguing that for any given period of time, there's always going to be a differential smaller in which the same events could occur. Suppose we lock eyes, and that's all it takes. We attain some higher state of thought and directly perceive each other. |
I'd say it's highly dependent upon the individual and their past experiences. Some people view sex as the epitomy of a serious relationship while others may think it's just a thing you do with someone else and it feels really good.
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Of course you can have a decent relationship if you fuck on the first date. What sort of question is this? Most people do not find each other repulsive after having sex, I don't understand why you would have a problem with this issue. from the sound of your post, you don't quite understand why you have this issue either. |
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Another thing. You previously made a comment about how most people don't find eachother replusive right after sex. That's true I guess. But once again, if all person-A wants is a sexual encounter and isn't interested in person-B's everything else, what will happen after the sex? Person-A will pretty much find no reason to hang around. (Till maybe in the future when the desire for round-2 comes back.) Now this is all well and fine. However, if person-B went into this hoping and expecting a full out relationship that's suppose to start from that one sexual encounter, then there's the problem! Also, if you go this route you never know what the other person's sexual history is and what little, surprise gifts you may end up with. |
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Also letters of the alphabet should totally not be having sex. That's how we ended up with 'w'.
I mean really guys, what. ;( |
I know it's possible for there to be a relationship after a couple people have had sex almost right after meeting each other, especially if they're both looking for the same thing. I have to agree with lurker on the part where, if one wants the relationship, and the other just wants the sex, there will be issues, but overall if things click so well that they screw on the first date, there is definitely the option there of a good relationship.
Personally I'm not into the whole sex at first sight thing, although had some circumstances been different a few months ago, I may have been in that situation. ;p So as much as I think it's possible, I still think it's a riskier maneuver(sp?) if you're looking for something long term. |
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Look, the point is this: do you know people who have had successful relationships that started off differently than your ideal? IF so, then you have proven that your ideal is not the be-all. It doesn't matter how much scorn you have for sluts or for relationships that aren't marriage-bound.
And you can have breaking condoms and STDs in relationships started by your model. Do you think that people who only have sex in the confines of a relationship don't have sex with many partners - what I'm trying to say is, do you think every relationship is a several-year long affair? Or that a cock-hungry slut will be granted some primitive immunity from STDs by only sleeping with her men once they've had a few dates? I'm not sure where you're trying to go with that whole STD thing, other than Bad Things Happen To Bad People. That's extremely judgemental of you, when you admit that you don't know a whole lot about other kinds of relationships in the first place. |
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I don't exactly feel that the "sex after" scenario is better. (If I was certain of that, I wouldn't have made this thread). I guess I have issues with both. I do feel though, that it is, at least, safer than the "sex first" scenario. (Even though you're less likely to enjoy being with as many potentially good people). I guess in that sense, some might say it evens out. Also, now that I think about it more, I'm thinking it's a strictly case by case situation. I still feel that you're more likely to be dissapointed or end up caught in something you didn't anticipate if you go with the second route. Y'know, High reward only with high risk. That whole spiel. Maybe I'm just not as bold as others. |
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I do like how you tell me my assumption was wrong right after having the quality of relationship pissfight. That's not how it normally works, sir. |
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The point is, either it is entirely possible for such a relationship to start, or you feel that every single last one of your friends have retarded maturity and severe co-dependancy problems. It's your choice. Quote:
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You're making it sound like two people meet, Person A says "Let's fuck," Person B says, "Okay." and that's that. You DO realize people tend to talk to each other, right? And yes, you can figure out if someone is right for you within 2 hours or however long you're talking. |
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Yes, I know that a fine relationship can grow from a hasty sexual encounter (after more pondering) but the stakes are higher. |
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Actually, looking back on your posts, I didn't see any admission that I was right, unless you're counting the "I guess it could happen, maybe..." that you put in the first post. I'm hard pressed to see why this thread was even created if you admit you are wrong in the very first post. |
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There are a lot of men who picture every woman they meet naked and only think about having sex with them. I dunno if that's a disease or something like that, but it's a matter of fact.
I don't think that women are that malfunctioning. |
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How many people who are friends with someone hope that could could be more--but it never happens? Isn't that as frustrating as well? |
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Sufferers of unrequited love everywhere would probably disagree with you. Not to say that neither are a bunch of retards.
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Me and my girlfriend first had sex 3 hours after we met. We've now been going out for over a year and a half.
People who make sex out to be some amazing spiritual event or something are stupid and frankly naive. |
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No, rote quickies are possible in the confines of long-term relationships too.
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Why the fuck did you ask for our opinions if you didn't want to hear anything that didn't confirm that your view of things is correct? I'm tempted to close down the thread, since you keep trying to cut off any discussion that might take place. |
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Have you been talking about the whole sex/love confusion thing? That sex and love are interchangeable? Here's a lesson for those who may not know--Sex is the response of the body--Love is the response of the heart, the mind, and the soul. You don't have to love someone to respond to them physically. |
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How is it wrong to assume that sex with someone that you actually have a full fledged relationship with can mount to more than whatever the one night stand with that hot guy/girl at the club will turn out to be? Quote:
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Again, my point is because such grandiose festivities and wonders will not commence when cherries are popped, it'd be risky for someone who wants sex served with some sort of an emotional connection with the other person, to just give it up within the first 3 hours that he or she spent actually talking to his/her crush or attractive stranger. Quote:
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Also, who said anything about dead end? It's still sex, it has value in and of itself. Quote:
Also, "instinctual" rather contradicts your magical making love idea, so you might want to refrain from bringing it up. Quote:
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Why do people keep bringing up virginity when discussing sex? It's like, they won't even leave you alone about that. |
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Actually, those statements don't contradict eachother and I still stand by both of them. Sex can be just sex, or can be more when you have a deep connection with someone. ________________________________ Quote:
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But I don't expect you to get that, metaphor slides off you like mercury. Quote:
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This thread gets the 9-tail stamp of approval. |
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When did I deny that their methods don't exist? I just stated my issues with it. Meaning what about them doesn't work for me. Devo- No, all penises are not the same. However a different penis is a lot more familiar than a vagina. Honestly people, do I have to spell out everything here? |
Virgin counts for relationships too. You profess that you've never had sex, never been in a relationship, but you've got the pope's authority on the topic because your friends bragged about doing it. And since your authority contradicts the only second-hand reports you have, what do you base it on? Livejournals?
You've got gumption, I'll give you that. |
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_____ Lurker. Questiong and wondering about something, does not = denying. |
Look, I think the real question everyone here has is, where do you get off making value judgements on things you have no practical experience with? You cherrypick and use hella loaded words, for what reason? How do you benefit by looking down on situations that you just invented?
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I'm not really sure what exactly it was that I said that makes it seem like I look down upon people who are more casual when it comes to sex. But I honestly don't. All I've done (or at least attempted to do so) was take their experience, and just apply them to me and my values in a "what if" sort of mentality, and list my issues with them. My issues, when they're applied to me. I really don't think I need to actually have sex in order to do this. I'm very happy for my friends if it's working for them. But just because it does so for them, it doesn't mean that it will for me as well. ______ Devo-- No matter how different men are, there is some common denomenator, no matter how small it is. Even if it amounts to shoving a penis in a vag, generally feels good, while attempting to shove one up a man's front hole (pee-hole), for most males, does not. |
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The extra sin is sodomy, as in what you like (because you hate girls now) and what we like to do to you. Come, now. Become sodomy. |
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He seems to approach sex as one would approach Ikea shelf assembly instructions:
"Insert Tab A into Slot B, allowing for room to manipulate the base." Just wait until he discovers kink! "Using a 10" pilfer grommet, rotate the hex nut counterclockwise until the chub-ended adapter is parallel to the matrix receptor. Apply the needed industrial lubricant and gently wrap the two-pronged oscillation cable around the base until the two ends firmly lock into place." |
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And Crashlandon, "He" ? I am present in this thread, y'know. |
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Okay, now this is just dissolving into a grudge match. When people throw out the "dipshit" maneuver to gain tactical ground, the thread's pretty much over.
I'm closing this before it gets worse. |
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