Sunday 18 March 2012

SEX & RELATIONSHIPS

'Her dialogue around sex and relationships is filled with common normative claims, and repeated one cliche after another. In a  few short sentences, we detect several norms:
  • If you don't follow your heart, you'll always wonder what might have been.
  • Men tend to move on in relationships. If women don't, they'll eventually get hurt.
  • What matters most is you. A relationship can only augment the self.
  • Sexual relationships just happen, and they run their course in due time.
  • Youth shouldn't be wasted. It's the best time to try on new experiences and relationships.'
Mark Regnerus and Jeremy Uecker, Premarital Sex in America, p.211.