Friday, December 09, 2005

Relationships with the opposite sex and physical contact

I watched a movie called "The 40 year old virgin" the other day and it was one of the funniest movies I have watched in a long time. The story is about a 40 year old guy who is still a virgin and when his co-workers find out about it they try to "help" him overcome his "predicament". This movie even though made me laugh for a couple of days, it also made me think about a lot of issues. One of these issues was the issue of sex and how important it is in our lives or not. I had some discussions about the issue with friends and a common response (or opinion) I get is that ... "If an adult is not interested in sex it means that he/she is gay and they just do not want to look reality in the face and accept their sexuality"! I strongly disagree with this opinion. My theory behind it is that, even thought sex is good, enjoyable, fun, makes you feel alive, brings you closer to your companion (with the exception of compensated sex or casual sex which I do not condone) etc., it can lead to tremendous problems and responsibilities. For one, when a human starts having sex the childhood innocence which is so nice is done! Sex can also lead to other unexpected problems such as disease, unwanted pregnancy, violence, confidence problems, academic trouble, friendship, and society adjustment issues. My suggestion to kids is wait! Enjoy at least the first 20 or so years of your life without the burden of sexual/physical contact. You will have the rest of your life (on average the next 50 years of your life to mess with sex. Imagine 50 years of sex.... I guaranty that no matter how great sex is, doing it for 50 years will become boring.... so wait. There are so many other fun things to do the first 20 years of your life. Second, introducing sex into a relationship at the early stages does not allow the relationship to evolve and mature because the only thing people think about is sex! It becomes an obsession as if it is the most important thing. To the contrary, if you want a relationship to grow and flourish look for the following six principles; respect, honesty, truth, honor, support, common goals! OUT!

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