‘There isn’t really anything magical about it’: Why more millennials are avoiding sex

Washington Post via The Drudge Report / ^ | August 2 at 6:00 AM | Tara Bahrampour

[BBell]

‘There isn’t really anything magical about it’: Why more millennials are avoiding sex

It's probably because they are all sexed out by the time they are in their 20's.

[Jeff Chandler]

Recent research also shows that overall, millennials — people born between the early 1980s and 2000 — have fewer sexual partners than the baby boomers

The sexual revolution is over and the microbes won.

[dp0622]

Adaptable little critters, aren’t they?

[Olog-hai]

“Third-wave feminists seem to be crazy, saying that all men are participating in this rape culture.”

— Noah Patterson, 18, virgin

There are still young people using their brains.

[Trillian]

I’ve seen many that are very jaded by the time they are 20, sad really. When you find that right one, and are married.. it truly is amazing.

[gigster]

...and the microbes won. That's an excellent thought and observation.

[alexander_busek]

Sam Wei, a 26-year-old financial analyst in Chicago, has not had sex since her last relationship ended 18 months ago. makes out with guys sometimes, and she likes to cuddle. Sam Wei, 26, finds "intellectual conversation more stimulating and more pleasurable than having sex sometimes."

Well knock me over with a feather! A young woman (i.e., gatekeeper) who voluntarily goes celibate for up to 18 months at a stretch, and isn't suffering withdrawal symptoms. Another "dog-bites-man" story, folks!

Regards,

[alexander_busek]

Alexandra Wolff, 19, in her bedroom at her house in Marietta, Ga. "It's not like I'm saving myself for anything; it's more like I’ve been busy," she says.

Yeah, on the basis of the accompanying picture, I'd say "busy raiding the refrigerator."

Regards,

[Gene Eric]

>> Another “dog-bites-man” story, folks!

Exactly.

[Olog-hai]

The microbes obey God more than mankind does.

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

They spend all their free time playing video games, texting, tweeting, taking selfies and posting them to Facebook. Who has time for sex? If they ever invent a genuine virtual sex, the Millenials will be in heaven. Sex right from your iphone.

[alexander_busek]

Noah Patterson, 18, has never had sex.

Leo Fusco, a 25-year-old construction worker and subcontractor in Oakland, Calif., has refrained from sex...

[The only two "males" mentioned in the article]

Yep, that's a very representative slice of the millennial generation! Now let's jump to some conclusions and make a few overgeneralizations, shall we?

Regards,

[Gene Eric]

If there’s a true statistical decline in sexual activity, I wouldn’t be surprised. Flaccid leadership has a way of affecting the nation’s libido.

[alexander_busek]

If there’s a true statistical decline in sexual activity, I wouldn’t be surprised.

There has definitely been no decline in sexual activity (defined as... well, do I have to draw a picture?). The average number of sexual partners, however...

Flaccid leadership has a way of affecting the nation’s libido.

Poppycock! Why, in my day, when Millard Fillmore was president...

Regards,

[Gene Eric]

>> Why, in my day, when Millard Fillmore was president... (1850-53)

Good to know we have conservative vampires at FR....

[NY.SS-Bar9]

Damn

Never would have guessed that my wife of 24 years was a millenial...

[knarf]

SAM WEI

[ClearCase_guy]

I’m sure many young men would like to meet her, Sam Wei, some how.

[Jack Hammer]

I’d hit it like a meteor falling to Earth.