Sex is always in the news. How can it not be? Sex matters to everybody.
Either the lack of it, the ecstasy of it, the pain of it, the surprises of it. We can’t get enough of sex, either as a newstory or the real thing.
And making love always seems to be making history. Last year, gay marriage. This year, trans. Next year, looks to be the abolition of contraception (I hope not!).
At the same time. making love is always the making of personal history.
Youth is wholly experimental, but youthful sex is not for that reason impermanent. We want so much to get some experience, to find out what it’s all about. And we do, one way or another. But, whichever way, it may not be news, but it’s history.
Later love can’t be resisted either. As Oscar Wilde said, “I can resist anything. Except temptation!” We’ve learned some lessons by now. Starry eyed again and taking a chance on love, we are eager to make some new history.
That’s the beauty of it, that’s the glory of it, that’s the beauty of love.