How much do your parents/family know?

[fetishdj]

Its interesting to hear of the people who think their parents would accept anything except anything unusual sexually. And also the people who consider it no one's business but their own (the comment about 'do vanilla's talk to us about thier sex life?' is interesting to see and a valid point). The taboos on sex are clearly strong, even among alternative lifestylers.

I do know some vanilla people who are more open about thier sex life, both male and female, but I agree it is rare for anyone to talk openly about sex in a detailed way. I suppose this is why there is such a strong tradition of euphamism and double entendre.

Very fascinating topic, more than I expected when I started it...

[DowntownAmber]

Its interesting to hear of the people who think their parents would accept anything except anything unusual sexually. And also the people who consider it no one's business but their own (the comment about 'do vanilla's talk to us about thier sex life?' is interesting to see and a valid point). The taboos on sex are clearly strong, even among alternative lifestylers.

I do know some vanilla people who are more open about thier sex life, both male and female, but I agree it is rare for anyone to talk openly about sex in a detailed way. I suppose this is why there is such a strong tradition of euphamism and double entendre.

Very fascinating topic, more than I expected when I started it...

To add to this a little... I'm not sure if sex and conversations regarding it are always "taboo." For me, the relationship I have with J-Go has very deep, personal significance both in and out of the bedroom. When we make love, what happens between us is just for us. It is special partialy because it really is just ours. For the depth of the experience, words fail miserably in describing it and often it cheapens it to try.

Taboo? Not always. Personal? Indeed.