“Given our culture’s obsessive promotion of narrow beauty aesthetics and even narrower sexual practices, one might never suspect that people have wildly divergent preferences, arousal triggers, and responses to touch. Variety in partners makes it nearly impossible to maintain the ‘one size fits all’…”— Monica Shores, alternet.orgTagged: Casual Sex, Variety, preferences
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“Some women don’t need a deep spiritual connection in order to enjoy carnal pursuits and some men do; the old stereotypes aren’t useful in navigating your own needs, and breaking anachronistic expectations through experience could lead you to a better understanding of your own sexuality.”— Monica Shores, alternet.orgTagged: Casual Sex, stereotypes, sexuality