Although I'm not teaching anymore, I'm still around many HS-and-college-age folk socially, and I can tell you that today's easy sex culture tops even the heyday of the 70's (disco, cocaine-parties, etc) in terms of the average number of new partners they'll have each year before committing to someone. It is not unusual to meet a pretty female who will admit to 10+ new partners per year, when you get them in a moment of honesty. (Of course, there are many who could probably boast of nearly-triple-figures annually, too... and I think I know one or two... but have never had the courage or time to ask.)
The good news is that there is also no shortage of girls (and guys!) in that age group who will recoil at the idea of having more than 5-10 partners in a lifetime, so don't let the media, or my anecdotal information, make you think that they are ALL running to weekly orgies, either. Your grandchild is probably one of the good ones... but by age 24 has probably also had more partners than you did in your lifetime, if you were an average Boomer.
“I’m not into that one night thing. I think you should get to know someone, maybe fall in love; before you USE and DEGRADE them.” ;) Steve Martin.
When I was in College I was lectured about the “hook up” culture and declining morals and I laughed and told her (a Baby Boomer) what I am about to tell you....
Serial monogamy was the name of the game after Herpes and AIDS - and while there were certainly SOME cads and sluts - nobody I knew seemed to be getting the kind of action you are talking about (10-100 partners in a year). Most people I saw ‘on the make’ were either looking for their next monogamous partner, looking to cheat upon their monogamous partner, or trying to fool someone that they were a potential monogamous partner but really only looking to ‘score’.
Although I’m not teaching anymore, I’m still around many HS-and-college-age folk socially, and I can tell you that today’s easy sex culture tops even the heyday of the 70’s (disco, cocaine-parties, etc) in terms of the average number of new partners they’ll have each year before committing to someone. It is not unusual to meet a pretty female who will admit to 10+ new partners per year, when you get them in a moment of honesty. (Of course, there are many who could probably boast of nearly-triple-figures annually, too... and I think I know one or two... but have never had the courage or time to ask.)
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My colleagues are NP’s who work in family practice clinics throughout a large city area. Many kids will admit to 50+ partners if asked ....it’s HIDEOUS ..and STD’s are endemic out there. ESPECIALLY herpes. Doesn’t matter if they rich, poor, black, white or otherwise.
Liberal immoralists have done their job and done it well.