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⌈ Secret Post #3102 ⌋

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[Zack and Miri Make a Porno]

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[Video Games Awesome]

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[Steven Universe]

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[House MD]

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[Blazing Saddles]

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[My Love Story]

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[Gordon Ramsay, Kitchen Nightmares]

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[Robert Vaughn, Jack Lemmon, William Shatner]

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[MMOs]

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[Death Note]

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I guess my definition of "basic need" is different. We don't need sex to survive. Our bodies will not cease to function without it.

Even in the context of a social need, that's weird...I mean I don't think it's a stretch to say many people go for long periods of time without sex and don't have severe psychological consequences.

I don't have much concrete to offer other than anecdata, but I have never had sex and I am definitely not asexual, and I don't feel a huge lack nor do I think I'm suffering psychologically because of it. I'm kind of confused as to how it's supposed to be "deleterious" to be honest. Also lumping in sex with affection and intimacy is extra weird because it is 100% possible to experience the latter two without sex.

I just think your attitude here feels very limiting and ignores a great deal of nuance in human experience. And I'll be honest, it's really offputting to me that it feels like my experience doesn't really count to you. I know I am not the only one who is sexual but currently abstaining (peoples' reasons will vary) and am in a perfectly healthy place.

As I said, the extent to which an individual is affected by a lack of sex (or physical affection, either of those) does vary but its effects are pretty well documented.

Actually if you want to get really deep into the psychology of sex, the less sex a person has the less the detrimental effects of not having sex (i.e. psychological damage) tend to occur. To give a parallel example, it might also be said that the less friends a person has the less a person tends to be damaged by a lack of social interaction, however it doesn't stop us from classifying time with friends as a social need since we frequently find cases where damage does occur.

No one is ever saying that all people everywhere have the exact same social needs. What is always true is that social needs are basic needs in that when they are unfulfilled there can be consequences to brain activity.

I'm sorry you took this personally, but it was never personal.

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