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- What Sex Is
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- Sex is a slow kiss goodnight. It's anticipation.
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- Sex is flirting outrageously and still remembering that the person at
- your side is not obligated to do anything. It's respect.
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- Sex is an imperfection in yourself not bothering you. It's acceptance.
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- Sex is passing up an opportunity because the time isn't right yet. It's
- patience.
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- Sex is a back rub that starts above the hairline and ends around the
- insoles. It's exploration.
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- Sex is not having to say "let's make love", because you know what the
- other person wants. It's understanding.
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- Sex is being given a honest chance to say no when you thought you were
- committed. It's consideration.
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- Sex is both of you remembering protection. It's responsibility.
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- Sex is saying the perfect phrase to make a solemn embrace dissolve into
- giggles. It's humor.
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- Sex is being told "Stop and I'll kill you". It's desire.
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- Sex is reviewing the damage to your living room and realizing personal
- effects are strewn in a clockwise pattern from the front door to the
- bedroom. It's abandonment.
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- Sex is seeing what your lover really looks like for the first time.
- It's truth.
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- Sex is knowing what time it is and not caring. It's joy.
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- Sex is the arms around you tightening their embrace. It's ecstasy.
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- Sex is seeing a new side of a person you thought you knew. It's
- renewal.
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- Sex is telling a person if you have to leave, you will let her sleep,
- and being told she would rather be woken. It's tenderness.
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- Sex is waking up to find the subject of the dream you were having asleep
- on your shoulder. It's where fantasy meets reality.
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- Sex is being there to wake your lover. Slowly. It's sensuous.
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- Sex is belatedly knowing why you bothered to buy a queen-sized bed three
- years ago. It's practicality.
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- Sex is two people only taking up a third of a queen-sized bed. It's
- closeness.
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- Sex is knowing you gave the extra set of keys to your apartment to the
- right person. It's trust.
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- Sex is saying good bye and knowing you will be back by mutual consent.
- It's faith.
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- Sex is stretching your arms and discovering the real meaning of the word
- "sore". It's a lesson in human frailty.
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- Sex is opening your medicine cabinet and finding your tube of toothpaste
- turned into a pretzel. It's adapting.
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- Sex is sitting at the window, looking out and remembering who you were
- with the night before. It's reflection.
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- Sex is hearing the weather forecast for a winter storm and wishing you
- could spend it in bed with your lover. It's loneliness.
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- Sex is stories that will never be told. It's personal.
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