u/No-Neighborhood-46

Would non physical sexual acts like sexting, watching porn etc qualify as having sex? 🤔

(hi, I didn't assume you'd read this part too most people here won't, and would just see the title, but if you did, thanks. Here's a cookie 🍪 lol.)

With technology changing the landscape of how we experience intimacy would non physical sexual acts be considered like "having sex"? Or the physical criteria is necessary?

Like watching porn, sexting, phone sex, websex etc. Not in terms of infidelity that's a separate topic.

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/sex-pleasure-and-sexual-dysfunction/sex-and-pleasure

https://www.verywellhealth.com/cybersex-pros-cons-4800752

https://www.britannica.com/topic/sexting

do answer with your "personal opinions"

Please note that definitions of acts may vary, in case of disagreement let's clarify mutual definitions first. Healthy discussion is encouraged, avoid insults.

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u/No-Neighborhood-46 — 5 days ago

If I was one uniform color as a child like I was 12 smth and now my stomach and back are a bit tan while my limbs and face are white, all without any sun exposure, I'm 20 now

how is that possible, and how do I fix it so my body is one color again?

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u/No-Neighborhood-46 — 9 days ago

Is there a difference in meaning or 'moderateness' between placing the adverb 'kinda' before the verb ('kinda made me sad') versus before the adjective ('made me kinda sad'), and do both versions work grammatically?

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u/No-Neighborhood-46 — 14 days ago

Is there a difference in meaning or 'moderateness' between placing the adverb 'kinda' before the verb ('kinda made me sad') versus before the adjective ('made me kinda sad'), and do both versions work grammatically? edit 1: thank you so much for responses but i just got more confused as some people are saying smth else and some smth else lol.

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u/No-Neighborhood-46 — 14 days ago

Sexting : a combination of "sex" and "texting" it is the act of sending sexual text messages, which often also involves sending nude, seminude, or suggestive photos or videos, via messaging apps, cell phones, or social media. WebMD

Some broader definitions include sending, receiving, and/or forwarding sexually explicit messages or nude images. https://dictionary.apa.org/sexting , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexting

Commentary : the broader definitions include receiving too? how would receiving a sexual text, would even be equal to the receiver sexting , if they do not send back? i understand it can be useful for laws implementation but that is a separate context is it not?

if the definitions vary the data also varies for example Prevalence rates of sexting ranged between 0.9% and 60% partly depending on how sexting was defined. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1054139X17302148 all this jump just by changing the definition.

Question: in your opinion would you count a non inetractive act of receiving a sext as you sexting the sender? if yes state why, if no state why.

and what is your feedback regarding some popular sites including receiving as a standalone criteria for sexting

Edit : just to know personal perspectives of people here regarding this study. I would like some calm, normal discussions, please avoid unnecessary aggressive attitude. thanks for the feedback

u/No-Neighborhood-46 — 15 days ago

I learnt that to is not a preposition of cause like "because of", "due to" etc

Yet the sentence structure

"lost her son to illness"

"lost her city to war"

Don't they like mean lost city because of war, how's to there if it's not a preposition of cause

And a dictionary said "used to indicate the thing that causes something to happen"

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u/No-Neighborhood-46 — 15 days ago