A conversation with a friend got me thinking about society’s expectations when it comes to sex. Is monogamy truly the norm for humans? What would society be like if monogamy was considered abnormal?

I’m a firm believer in question everything. While asking these questions, I realized that Aldous Huxley asked the same questions in “Brave New World.” That society considered pairing off to be abnormal.

Most of society’s expectations when it comes to sex are insane. Think about the recent craziness, like the debates over a naked breast on a mother’s magazine or whether or not teens should be allowed Plan B and the constant bombardment by sexualized advertising.

I realize that the “sex police” have a long history of keeping society in check. Basically, if you control women’s sexuality, you also control men. It’s terribly frustrating for anyone whose ideas or appetites don’t fit into a little box.

I like to imagine a society somewhere between Huxley’s and our own. Both are about control. I would like to see less control and more acceptance. I will keep dreaming.

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