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#66 Dr. Emily Nagoski: Pleasure is the Measure

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

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Sex in a Relationship

Almost none of the sex we have is reproductive. Its primary function for us as a species is as a social behavior. So you come into a being like this is an experience that's about me connecting with this other human being whom matters lot to me. That's what i think is implied by making love. And it's totally possible to just, like, put your body parts together in a noisy, energetic, athletic way,. which i think is what is meant by fucking.

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