There’s Nothing Casual About Casual Sex

And You’re Not Crazy For Feeling That Way

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There’s nothing casual about sex. It’s not only an exchange of bodies. It’s an exchange of souls. It’s the exposure of your heart.

It’s more than just a moment of pleasure. It’s a way to communicate your wants and explore your needs. There’s something freeing about relaxing your body beneath someone you trust when you’ve previously lacked the confidence to do so.

There’s something ironic about continually exposing your vulnerability, your nakedness, to someone who ultimately can’t even see you.

There’s something about knowing that your bond can potentially create new life. That angels have gone to war over this ability. Yet a sexual partner can treat you like an insignificant moment in time.

Of course emotions drive you insane, leaving you broken, almost beyond repair. It’s traumatizing to realize a partner can easily recreate moments you consider unique with someone else.

We think a barrier to stop the transmission of sexual disease is enough, when ultimately, there’s nothing to protect us from the transmission of our heart.

Of course it shatters your self-esteem, knowing that a partner didn’t choose you after giving your all to them. Of course you feel a…