Older mothers fuelling biggest ever baby boom
Modern day relationships between the sexes are different from when I was a lad. I cant speak with very much authority on how 16 year olds view relationships except to say that I do have 4 granddaughters aged from 10 - 16 and two daughters in their mid-twenties and two grandsons who are 13 and 17.
My observations today, are that sexual experience is not as highly rated (by 16yr olds) as it was when I was 16 (40 years ago) and that there are more 'genuine' relationships between the sexes in that sort of age group today.
Of course sexual experimentation does still go on but it is more measured and calculating these days.
Parental (and grandparental?) influences, or lack of them, still play a major part in a child' perception of sex, its purposes and practices.
It is interesting to observe that the rebellious generation, those who were teenagers in the late 70's and early 80's have continued to rebel against society's norms in their 30's and 40's with extra-marital affairs and and multiple divorces.
The 'hippy' generation, teenagers from the 60's and early 70's, have continued their practice of free love and sexual freedom but usually only when free to do so. Those who have had cause to divorce their partner, or who's partner has died, and have remained single have reverted to a 'free love' scenario with practices that have become known as 'friends with benefits', 'fuck buddies' etc etc..
I suspect that the teenagers of the late 2010's and 20's will be 'victorian' in their practices with everything hidden behind behind closed doors and long skirts.
This article is written from observations and research amongst people I know and invariably is a generalisation. I would be pleased to read your comments of your observations within your circle of friends.
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