I realized the other day that I’m kind of a prude. I don’t want to hear about anyone’s sex life. I especially don’t want to hear about someone else’s fantasy’s, turn-ons, problems or preferences.
I don’t care if you’re straight, gay, or anything else on the “spectrum”. First, it is none of my business. Second, it’s not interesting to me. Third, I don’t give a shit. Fourth, as for your intimate sexual details “yuck”.
For my entire life, when someone talked about sex, I have been considerate and polite. I’d listen, make vague responses and try to change subject.
I’m not going to do that anymore. Instead, going forward I’m going to tell the person “I don’t want to hear about this.”
When I’m reading a book or watching a show I skip past the gratuitous sex scenes the same way I skip past gratuitous violence scenes. When I’m online, if sex is the focus of an article, post or video, I skip it altogether.
I get that sex and sexual identity is important to many people. It’s important to me personally too. I enjoy sex, and everything leading up to it.
I just don’t want to talk about it or hear about with anyone else, unless that person is my partner.
I anticipate my new approach to cutting off these conversations will have zero impact on anyone else’s life, but will greatly improve mine.