23-ish yr old girls look at porn?
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23-ish yr old girls look at porn?
| Fri, 08-26-2005 - 8:05pm |
Ladies, I have a question. I graduated from college in '99 but moved back home a couple years ago and live in an area where the college-ish kids hang out, so I find myself dating 23 or 24 year old girls a lot. The thing is, they seem a lot, how you say... more willing to do things that girls my age would have, at that time, considered dirty or whatnot. It seems pretty clear that the answer must be that there was a mini-generation gap centered around the internet whereby porn over internet became a lot more free and available over the past 5 years, and that this must account for the difference. Well, it still seems in bad taste to bring up porn (especially, having done so in the past and gotten burned for it), so let me ask the young ladies of the board: do you guys look at porn now or what?

There was no internet when I was in my early 20s (I'm 47)
I have looked at porn since I was 16. I'm 31 now and I still look at porn and like to try new things. In my marriage, we have done all the same stuff we used to do. Occasionally we both agree to try something different, but we both have to agree on it.
I agree that sex is more freely talked about and not considered something that has to wait until marriage or should only be talked about behind closed doors. I think it's great that our society has finally accepted that sex is a natural part of humanity. Take advantage of the confidence that the girls you are now dating have. Get out there and enjoy sex and have fun!
I think the reality is most people enjoy looking at naked people, regardless of age.
The cultural taboo of women enjoying sex fell away first, and now, it is the taboo of women enjoying pornography. There has been a taboo about men and pornography, but it has been flagrantly ignored in small groups...only recently has it been possible for Anyone to see a picture of people naked and/or having sex without ANYONE knowing who they are.
I've introduced a couple women to looking at amateur porn, which seems to have done good things to their self-image, to realize that real people can be really attractive naked and not look like fashion models. On the other hand...not sure what looking at "professional" porn would do for anyone...could go just the opposite direction, making people think that only the "pro" figure is attractive. ick.
Like Tish, there was no internet available when I was in my early twenties but I never used the pornographic materials that were available either. Still don't. It's a choice for women, just as it is for men. But one doesn't need to use pornography to be interested in, or educated about sex though. I read, and consequently learned alot, from written erotica when I was young.
However, I think women are, and have always been, as interested in sexual pleasure as men are, and they just have more options to explore now. With a partner or alone. I don't think you should be surprised though.
Edited 8/30/2005 5:51 pm ET ET by katmandoo2001
I do, but it dont have anything to do with sex really. I first got introduced to it when I first got together with my husband actually. We were young, and I always hung out with the guys, and well him and his buddy had a habit of putting some on tv actually. I NEVER look at online porn, and no one else should either. But that is just because of the simple fact that porn online is one of the #1 sources for viruses, adware and browser highjackers. If you all do look at it, just make sure you have the best adware programs and anti-virus also and run it daily, or soon after you've looked at least. Im obsessed with keeping my computer spotless and clean though.....
I did first have sex at a very young age, and I cant really tell you why. It just happened. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that now days, younger people are looking at it as less of a big deal than it used to be. It keeps getting that way more so as time goes on. Its kind of sad in some ways.