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Before, people were told that sexuality exists in order for them to make children. If people had sex otherwise, they were considered sinners. This happened in the whole world! In fact, there are enough people who think the same today.

Today it’s common for people to have sex even when not procreating. It is an important aspect of one’s own personality, as important to health as to partnerships. Even if outside influence like commercials, TV or magazines create the impression that sex is a matter of course, many people still find it hard to talk about sex or take their sexuality freely and for granted. Unrealistic images go through many people’s heads; it can be particularly difficult and confusing for young people to find their own way in this chaos. Sex is not a perfect performance sport, as the porn industry wants us to believe, nor is it a diabolic undertaking which must be condemned as a sin – a claim many religious and worldly preachers never tire of repeating.

In fact, without people talking us into believing that this or that is the “right way”, sexuality is something wonderful. It is like a new, vast, unknown land, a place waiting to be discovered. There is much to be found, many new things to be tested. You can get to discover new things about yourself and others with peace and pace, to understand better and ultimately decide whether something is pleasant and nice – or not.