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And sexual fluidity is the main reason.
Same-sex experiences are on the rise, and Americans are increasingly chill about it
And while I can't boast a sample size of 35,000 (I'm not that slutty :blushing: ), this definitely bears out my personal experience. Younger guys today are definitely more relaxed about going with what feels good, and worrying about labels later, if at all. Back in olden times (when I was young) having sex with a straight guy could trigger an identity crises. (Not for me, but for my partner in experimentation.) That often meant that the flings were a one-time-only affair.
Also, on a related note, I seem to run in to fewer straight guys that are gay sex virgins. (Which is a good thing, in my opinion.)
How does all this compare with your experiences?
Same-sex experiences are on the rise, and Americans are increasingly chill about it
“Millennials are markedly more accepting of same-sex behavior than Gen Xers were at the same age — but then, so are most adults,” co-author Ryne Sherman of Florida Atlantic University said in a statement. “The change is primarily one of time period, where all adults shifted in their attitudes.”
That increase in tolerance likely helped drive an increase in sexual behaviors (and willingness to report them). The percentage of men who have had sex with at least one man increased from 4.5 percent to 8.2 percent between 1990 and 2014. Women reporting at least one female sexual partner increased from 3.6 percent to 8.7 percent of the population during the same period. But Twenge and her colleagues say that bisexual behavior drove this change: The percentage of survey respondents who had all same-sex partners didn’t increase significantly during that time, but the percentage of adults with both male and female partners increased from 3.1 percent to 7.7 percent.
“That’s what I found surprising,” Twenge told The Post. “When we looked more closely at the change, it was mostly due to people having sex with partners of both genders.”
And while I can't boast a sample size of 35,000 (I'm not that slutty :blushing: ), this definitely bears out my personal experience. Younger guys today are definitely more relaxed about going with what feels good, and worrying about labels later, if at all. Back in olden times (when I was young) having sex with a straight guy could trigger an identity crises. (Not for me, but for my partner in experimentation.) That often meant that the flings were a one-time-only affair.
Also, on a related note, I seem to run in to fewer straight guys that are gay sex virgins. (Which is a good thing, in my opinion.)
How does all this compare with your experiences?
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