Sex is such a basic human need I can’t imagine what going without is doing to mental health.
In some cultures (mostly thinking if predominantly Muslim ones, but there are probably others) having sex in your youth isn’t expected or even accepted, so really not having sex alone is fine. It’s the whole Western idea of sex = self-worth that really fucks people up.
As a non-Westerner, I think Western culture is pretty pragmatic but very hedonistic. I find non-Westerner cultures to be too prude and ascetic especially when it comes to sex, but the West’s attitude towards it is on the opposite extreme. Yes, sex is fun, but it’s like not having sex for them is a life or death situation. My classmates back then were bragging when they supposedly lost their virginity.
In some cultures (mostly thinking if predominantly Muslim ones, but there are probably others) having sex in your youth isn’t expected or even accepted, so really not having sex alone is fine. It’s the whole Western idea of sex = self-worth that really fucks people up.
As a non-Westerner, I think Western culture is pretty pragmatic but very hedonistic. I find non-Westerner cultures to be too prude and ascetic especially when it comes to sex, but the West’s attitude towards it is on the opposite extreme. Yes, sex is fun, but it’s like not having sex for them is a life or death situation. My classmates back then were bragging when they supposedly lost their virginity.