Is it normal to hold back on what you say about sex?

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I am 28 years old and have been sexually active for a long time. Ever since I read some of the older polls about age and found out that half the users here are younger than 18, I no longer want to answer any of the topics about sex as explicitly as I have in the past. These are not things I would feel comfortable talking about in the presence of children in real life, in fact I'd probably go to jail for doing it, so knowing there are that many children on this website makes it feel kind of the same way. Is it normal I've clammed up about it? Has anyone felt the same?

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  • NeuroNeptunian
    11 years ago

    I saw a post by another user asking them for their age before they answered a sexual question and that even got me thinking: for all *I* know, any of the questions *I* answered about sex could have been my encouraging a 14 year old to have sex.

    The thought of it gives me the willies but hey, they say they are 18 and there is really no way for us to truly verify it. I still believe that we should give them the benefit of the doubt. If they don't hear it from here (which isn't a good thing anyway XD) they will hear it from a possibly less reliable (I know, how can it get LESS reliable!?) source. They might as well hear it straight.

    One can only hope that if they are adult enough to have sex, they can be adult enough to make the judgment calls regarding validity of advice by themselves. One can only hope.

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    • [Old Memory]
      11 years ago

      I have felt the same as the OP, but your comment makes tonnes of sense, I think I'm going to start not giving a crap about it any more. Freedom!

      Good point, Neuro! :D

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  • Imposturously_yours
    11 years ago

    Nope, it's the internet. You can have any opinion, no matter how ridiculous it is. I can disagree with you, but if you wanna say something -just say it.

    Besides, dude, get over the age complex.. Most of these "kids" are teens and are sexually active. So, I highly doubt you'll be shocking anyone.

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  • bristexai
    11 years ago

    If they can use the Internet, they can deal with it.

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  • dappled
    11 years ago

    I just try to tell the truth regardless of age. If people are curious and want to find something out, I'd much rather they get the truth rather than believe a myth that comes from watching porn or anything else. When I was 14, my friends talked absolute bullshit about sex because nobody understood it and we were all insecure and narky. A little plain honest truth would have been welcome.

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  • shade_ilmaendu
    11 years ago

    At the end of the day, it's the internet. Underage kids are looking at porn and worse things every day, and there's really no way to verify that a website will remain populated by only those over 18.

    I figure as long as I'm giving them sound advice, I'll just suspend disbelief because there's no way of stopping it, and better for them to hear it from adults than from their peers.

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  • Couman
    11 years ago

    I'm not a believer in the idea that information about sex should be withheld from children.

    So I'm inclined to think it's actually a good thing that they can go online and get answers without people feeling that they have to censor themselves like they would in real life.

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  • squeallikeasacofpigs
    11 years ago

    Stop being such a pussy! (Said like Arnold Schwarzenegger)

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