Head Above the Parapet

WRITING BEYOND THE SALES PITCH AND INSTA CENSORS

Alison Pilling Alison Pilling

Sex is complex

It's funny: in life, when we’re wise, we learn not to expect that other people will always like what we like, or want the same things we want.  Obviously, it’s great when that happens and it's the basis of how we often choose friends, or work. After all, shared values and interests are vital for compatibility.


A shared love of macrame, art or sport is wonderful for mutual understanding, dialogue and appreciation.  Yet we don’t expect complete synchronicity in how and when we enjoy them. Usually we chat and agree where and when to meet and what to do or see with our shared time together. It’s obvious, isn’t it?

But not for sex.

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