Let's Talk About Sex...

There are some things that people say should not be mentioned. Some things that are meant to be kept within the family, the four walls of your home, within your mind, and behind your bedroom door. One of these is sex.
Now, Im going to discuss this freely and hopefully objectively on ths forum, since i consider this to be my space, where I reign queen. And while I am sure this particular post will garner more than a few frowns and outright shock, i think its high time people stopped pretending that it doesn't happen, it's not natural and it's not pleasurable.
Long gone are the days when women go to their marriage bed, blushing virgins. I think today, women especially, are more aggressive in terms of what they want sexually from their partner, and more vocal about how to achieve it.
Whether it is through the television, radio, internet, billboards, magazines, newspapers or even through friends, women are now tremendously more educated on how to have sex, safe sex and (if I may say it) mind blowing sex.
What confuses me about the society that we live in, is why people act like this is something that we need to pretend doesn't happen. After all, do we not want our sisters or our daughters to have a thriving, exciting, stimulating sex life. Or would we rather they lie in bed, in dread waiting to perform their marital duty, simply because they are so ill equipped to deal with the level of intimacy thrust upon them.
Wouldn't the man enjoy having a sexual relationship with a woman who obviously enjoys and partakes in the act as much as him, rather than have a mere vessel in which to purge himself.
And what of those couples (married or unmarried) that are unable to openly express their sexual desires to each other? Should they not have other avenues of exploration and education available to help them?
The idea that sex is something that can only be shared between two people that are married (but I think perhaps not necessarily in love) is ludicrous. I believe the institution of marriage was put into place to regulate people, to build a society, and at that time to regulate the act of procreation. Today, I believe that institution is becoming obsolete. And I believe that today, sex as an act is gaining acceptance as something that is not sacred or holy, it is not something that should be done out of duty or obligation, and it doesn't need to be something painful and embarassing.
People today turn to spouses, partners, same-sex partners, friends and even strangers for sex for a multitude of reasons. Some turn to each other through love, others for trust, affection, comfort and even straight forward, no strings attached attraction. One reason does not have to better than the other, for two lives are not the same and so decisions cannot be measured against the same yardstick.
I believe people need to have the freedom to experiment, to see what they enjoy, what makes them uncomfortable, to discover how far they are willing to go.
They need to learn to use their body, to appreciate their body, and to thrive on the pleasure gained and given through their body. Sex is not a one-way ticket to hell.
So I say, Be Safe, Be Responsible.. But Be Bold.