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Why Does Sex Matter So Much?

Wed, 02/11/2009 - 19:49
Submitted by Carlin Ross

This piece from ABC News is exactly what we'll be talking about in our Valentine's Day video podcast this Friday. There are many different kinds of love and gender/orientation/sexuality have very little to do with any of it.

In a society obsessed with sex, David Jay wants no part of it. Jay, a 26-year-old graduate student at the Presidio School of Management in San Francisco, acknowledges that his lack of interest in sex may seem unusual to many who view intercourse as the epitome of intimacy.

But research suggests that about 1 percent of the population may share Jay's view on sex. And he said that for many of these people, coming to terms with their feelings about sex can be a major challenge.