[orange_tee]

The idea that casual sex serves as some sort of formative process sounds ridiculous. In my mind, sex serves an important role in pair bonding, and casual sex would then inhibit the ability of people to pair bond.

[ceilingcorner]

This is old wisdom, perpetually forgotten, recently remembered anew.

[covidthrow3]

This is not old wisdom coming back, it's the dynamics of casual sex changing through dating and hook up apps.

[marton78]

Therefore, not perpetually forgotten.

[ceilingcorner]

Let’s say it’s frequently buried by one generation and subsequently dug up by another one, decades later.

[zepto]

Totally agreed. Relationships are hard.

Leading how to do them well means having relationships.

Casual sex for a limited time window is good for learning more about sex, but if you don’t shift to investing in relationship building, you may not learn those skills before it is too late.

[scoutt]

What if pair bonding is part of the formative process?