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A Glamour magazine article from the mid 90’s surveyed 500 readers and found “sex in unusual or public places was his idea 22% of the time, her idea 17% of the time and both their ideas 47% of the time. Public sex was spontaneous with no planning 14% of the time.”
As exciting as it all may be, sex in public is illegal. Lewd and lascivious behavior is interpreted in various ways depending on where you live. North Carolina, for example, considers it a class two misdemeanor for unmarried people to rent a hotel room and have sex. Indiana considers it indecent if a man’s genitals are covered but aroused in a public place.
While it is difficult and impractical to enforce laws regarding sexual behavior, there are nonetheless, still laws.
There’s also a flip side to this whole sex in public thing—the people who witness it. It’s important to remember it can make others very uncomfortable. Earlier this year in South Bend, Indiana, two young girls walked in on two sets of couples having sex in a Taco Bell bathroom. Understandably, the young girls were confused about what they saw and their parents were quite upset.
If you have a partner who likes to have sex in a taxi, on an airplane, or at the library and it makes you nervous, consider if it’s because your partner likes having sex in public places or has the desire to “do it” in unusual places. If it’s the latter, there are many places that aren’t so public where having sex could be exciting. Lastly, if you prefer the privacy and intimacy of sex in private places, then talk about it. It’s an important conversation to have.
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To see what some others think about sex in public places – here is a quick yes or no survey and a few comments from readers.
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