I've never thought of myself to be a prude. I've seen my fair share of nudes and porn (things happen when you forget to turn on sfw dash lol). It's never bothered me and some of it has turned me on. The thing is, I'm almost 22 and I've never been intimate with anyone. Part of it is due to my CBC upbringing, dating was never something that was brought up. Another is because I'm not into guys and I had never allowed myself to think that I could date girls until recently. Most of my friends have similar upbringings and have never been in relationships either. Things like sex and love or even periods just aren't things we talk about. It's not that I mind talking about it, admittedly I'd feel a bit awkward and out of my depth, but I wouldn't shy away from the conversation if it were to happen. But I have two other friends who are so open about everything it kind of intimidates me in a way. They talk about how their period is, whether the fact that they forgot to take their birth control on time this morning will prevent then from having sex with their bf tonight, banging people, needing to have condoms on hand, constantly turning things I say into sexual jokes, etc. like it was 'just a normal everyday conversation'. I'm glad that they're comfortable enough to talk about such things with each other and within hearing distance of others. In my mind I know that it's a perfectly 'normal' conversation to have with a friend, but in my world that just doesn't happen. Am I being too much of a prude to not really want to know that someone is going to have sex with their bf tonight or am I just not as comfortable as my other friends seem to be when it comes to talking about such things? Could it also be a matter of maturity or life experience?
Nah, you're fine. Some people just don't like hearing about other people's sex lives, and I'm the same way. It's not that I'm ashamed or disgusted by sex, I just think It's private and don't want to imagine my friends sleeping with anyone. It's weird if I'm not sexually attracted to them. I think of it like using the toilet. It's natural and not shameful to use the bathroom. And I also won't be grossed out if someone simply says "I just went to the bathroom", but I wouldn't want to hear all the details of how long it took for them to take a dump and what it looked like. Some people just don't like hearing that stuff and It's perfectly ok.
Nope, me and quite a few other people I know really don't like hearing about other people's sex lives. For one thing, a lot about sex is quite nauseating when not in a sexual context. Sure I'm not alone in this. So, long story short, what Creativemind said Peace, hugs, cake, awesomeness, blessings, love, and more peace
I agree with the others: it's just not something I see as everyday conversation material. Thankfully, my friends don't see it that way either. But it is rather awkward when one ends up overhearing another person's conversation on that topic.
I agree with Creativemind's post. I think it sums up perfectly how most of us feel about the subject. My friends and I have no issue talking about sex, but we don't go into detail. That's unnecessary and just makes the other person feel embarrassed and uncomfortable.
I really couldn't cope with friends that talked like that with me. I'm pretty sure i'm a prude. There's a lot of things I don't like talking about
