ISBN10: 0679769560, ISBN13: 9780679769569, [publisher: Random House USA Inc, New York] Softcover Paperback. A detailed, eye-opening account of the real sexual underground in America . . . a thorough and serious study.PlayboyFrom Different Loving:In order to understand unusual sexualities such as dominance and submission, one first has to consider the question What is normal? If the unique function of sex is reproductiveand the only reason men and women should engage in sex is for the purpose of creating a new lifethen only heterosexual intercourse is normal. By this standard, many common acts, even contraception, must be considered aberrant. Reproductive relevance was the Victorian standard of normalcy, and even today many of the laws in the United States still abide by that model. But people have always pursued sex for both reproduction and for pleasure and well-being.We start from the premise that sex for pleasure is a normal human drive and is acceptable when it brings pleasure to both partners. From this perspective, D&S is simply a different kind of loving.We hope to add to the greater body of knowledge about what people really do behind closed doors with the people they most love and trust. Perhaps Different Loving will help open the door for further research into the mystery, beauty, and complexity of human life and its diverse expressions.Praise for Different LovingThe definitive guide to the sexual styles of those who walk on the wild side.Kirkus ...
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ISBN10: 0679769560, ISBN13: 9780679769569, [publisher: Random House USA Inc, New York] Softcover Paperback. A detailed, eye-opening account of the real sexual underground in America . . . a thorough and serious study.PlayboyFrom Different Loving:In order to understand unusual sexualities such as dominance and submission, one first has to consider the question What is normal? If the unique function of sex is reproductiveand the only reason men and women should engage in sex is for the purpose of creating a new lifethen only heterosexual intercourse is normal. By this standard, many common acts, even contraception, must be considered aberrant. Reproductive relevance was the Victorian standard of normalcy, and even today many of the laws in the United States still abide by that model. But people have always pursued sex for both reproduction and for pleasure and well-being.We start from the premise that sex for pleasure is a normal human drive and is acceptable when it brings pleasure to both partners. From this perspective, D&S is simply a different kind of loving.We hope to add to the greater body of knowledge about what people really do behind closed doors with the people they most love and trust. Perhaps Different Loving will help open the door for further research into the mystery, beauty, and complexity of human life and its diverse expressions.Praise for Different LovingThe definitive guide to the sexual styles of those who walk on the wild side.Kirkus ...
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