I met a Republican when I was in Colombia a few weeks ago. He was an American man from Kansas City, and he was in his early 30s. Why I prioritized his affiliation to the Republican party before any other descriptor, I'm not completely sure. Anyway, him and I got to talking, and somehow we landed on the topic of promiscuity. I can't recall exactly what was said, but I think he gave me a general sense that girls shouldn't sleep around. Not exactly, but maybe he alluded to it in some subtle way. As an advocate for both feminism and sexual liberty, I felt like it was my social responsibility to tell him that girls of this generation - including myself - sleep with whomever they want whenever they want. Women? Am I a woman? We'll leave it at girls. Now to the important stuff - he said something that got me thinking.
This is not, of course, verbatim:
"I think sexual promiscuity comes at a cost. And I don't mean STD risks. I think that when we have sex with anyone, we give them a tiny piece of ourselves. And the more partners we have, the more little pieces we give away. When we find a partner and fall in love, we have a bit less to give them. For example, my friends that have been dating since middle school, they've only ever been with each other, and they have an unbreakable bond - not that I'm saying you can't have an unbreakable bond- but..."
Just something I've been thinking about.
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