So lads...sex....yeah?
Why I hate talking about sex!
Even though I’m not a political man, I enjoy protesting, as it allows me to cause a fair bit of chaos. I’m a guy who likes to speak his mind and one who becomes intensely frustrated when a discussion arises and my opponent doesn’t have a clue. Basically, I’m incredibly stubborn.
However, when it comes to sex and stuff like that, I panic. Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against sex. Let’s face it, sex is awesome! However outside of the bedroom (or on the rare occasion the beach or a random field), sex is a no go topic for me.
Throughout my teenage years, I have searched every crevasse and hidden dwelling within my mind to unearth the reason why I become so awkward when somebody mentions sex. And yet, nothing. I don’t understand it.
However, in my searches I found fellow brothers of uneasiness. A number of my friends were exactly the same, especially when it came down to discussing the mechanics of the no pants dance. Because again, lets face it, sex is awesome! Therefore, no man on the planet wants to make a mess of the situation.
For a few people that I asked, their reasoning for the awkwardness was that they had a few blunders in the bedroom or no life in the bedroom whatsoever. Of course, this makes perfect sense, but my sexual history has been smooth enough, disregarding a night or two when alcohol decided to turn its back on me and left me in a very unfortunate situation. But moving swiftly along from that, I could not comprehend why I find talking about sex so awkward!
It seems to me that, generally speaking, females are a lot more comfortable discussing sex and all that jazz. So, I decided to go and ask a few of them. The initial answer I got was “because we’re better than you”. Which didn’t put my mind at ease at all about taking this step.
Eventually, and I mean a very lengthy eventually, I started getting some answers. The most popular reason was girls are just much closer and will talk about anything, sex just being another topic of discussion. Most of them didn’t consider talking about it a big deal because sex itself isn’t a big deal and is just another experience for young people growing up. However, on the other side of spectrum, I was told the complete opposite. I was told that girls discuss sex so thoroughly because it is such a big occasion in a girls life when she starts having sex, while it is not to a guy. Apparently, guys are just happy to be getting some.
So, although this did help me get a better understanding of young people’s ideas on sex and discussing sex, I was still no closer to the answer. I didn’t know where to turn. Obviously, I could go talk to my mates, but I wasn’t getting an answer out of them. The situation was so ironic, I had to laugh. So much so, that eventually, I caved in. I had to ask them.
About four days later, myself and a few of the lads were sitting around my front room, rambling on about nothing really. After a few seconds of awkward silence, I gathered myself and went for it. My choice of words, unfortunately, did not help me out one bit. “So lads…..sex….yeah?”. I have never seen so much confusion on a group of lad’s faces since 5th year physics. After a fair bit of getting the piss taking out of me, we managed to hold down a regular conversation about why sex is so awkward to talk about amongst men. Yes, I see the irony in it, but it was a breakthrough point for me.
We concluded that it was simply a case of lads being too afraid to seem completely clueless. The alpha male inside them wouldn’t allow them to seem weak around their peers. Again, I had to laugh. It wasn’t about men trying to be manly and not talk about acts that can be remotely related to romance or feelings; it was to avoid looking like a fool.
What I will say to any of the lads who are in a similar situation to me is, just go for it. If you need advice, ask a mate. If you’re feeling a bit clueless, ask your mate. If you’re terrified of being alone with a woman, ask a mate.
I guarantee if he can’t help you out, you will both enjoy a good laugh out of it at least.
By: Hatestalkingaboutsexdude
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