Definition Of Sex Essay

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When is the right time to have intercourse? When it comes to the topic of when is the right time to have intercourse, most of us will readily agree that the option of when to have sex is up to the individual. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of why have sex in the first place. Whereas some are convinced that sex is up to the individual, others maintain the belief to never have sex. What it is intercourse? According to Merriam Webster, the definition of intercourse is: “physical sexual contact between individuals that involves the genitalia of at least one person” (Webster). In layman terms, intercourse, traditionally, is when a male puts his penis inside a female’s vagina, but this doesn’t answer the question …show more content…
The point behind this reasoning is to have time to get to know your partner and to fall in love so that sex is not just sex but making love, also to not have a child out of wedlock. But according to Jill Filipovic, sex before marriage is the moral thing to do. Nearly 95% of Americans don’t wait to have sex till they are married, and those who do usually marry young and have a higher divorce rate then people who had sex before they were married (Filipovic). A Online poll that I started on Debate.com has shown that people think the consequences should be understood before having sex, meaning diseases and preventing pregnancy. The Option to wait to have sex till you are in love did not get as many votes. Why is that? Does love and emotions not play a big role in modern days? Is it just to feel good and then get dressed and leave? Maybe. Maybe sex is just sex and the thought of making love not so popular. Sex is everywhere, from technology to being talked about every day at your child’s school. A place where a fourteen year old can talk to her friends about how she had sex last night and it was

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