Sexual Philosophy Research Paper

Before this class I hadn’t put much thought into my sexual philosophy, and how that has changed throughout the years. Growing up my view on sex was distorted, because I didn’t know what it was until high school due to the misinformation that I had gathered throughout the years. My parents never had the “sex talk” with me and never discussed it. I believe that this may have had a lot to do with the fact that they grew up in a catholic household and didn’t have the talk with their parents, and the fact that it may have been uncomfortable as I was the oldest and only girl in my family, and the assumption that my school would take care of it. During middle school, the information that I had gathered about sex was that it involved kissing, no clothing,
Now as an adult I am proud to say that my sexual philosophy has evolved and changed for the better, mainly because I believe that my sexual intelligence has vastly improved. First off, throughout the years I have learned and thought about what I want in a romantic relationship. I have a better understanding of myself, my body, and I’m emotionally better prepared to be in a romantic relationship. Secondly, I have developed important interpersonal skills when comes to being in a sexual relationship from nonverbal to verbal communication skills, to listening skills that will not only help me but also my partner, and in the process, strengthen our relationship. I have also been taught that when it comes to sex there is a lot of scientific factors that come into play, from brain chemistry and how that differs between genders, and what happens to our bodies when we are sexually aroused, all of which are important. Finally, I have come to realize and understand that views on sex differ from country to country. How we view sex in the United states is not how it is viewed in counties like Iraq and other Islamic counties, and around the world and it is important to understand that out of respect for those beliefs and for those who hold those
I view sex as a very vulnerable experience that two people experience to together, that creates another level of intimacy. In middle school, I would have said that sex only occurred between a man and woman who are married and want kids, in high school I would have gone on to say that sex should not be discussed because it is a private matter. Now, that I am in college and more educated on the matter I say that sex can be between a man and a woman, or a woman and woman, or a man and man who may or may not be married, and are both aware that they are in a sexual relationship that hopefully has a good interpersonal relationship. As a teenager, I didn’t think much of it because I thought I knew what it was, and what I thought it was didn’t make much sense. Now that I have a better sense of who I am and what I want, my beliefs have changed. Because of the education that I have received I think thinks that sex is something that should be discussed and not hidden, because everyone goes through it. Unlike how I was brought up, kids should be better educated on the subject because it causes confusion and sometimes harm. If a teenager enters a sexual relationship without proper knowledge and following improper information that can cause more harm than good in long