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I agree with Bri that there is nothing new under the sun except for better birth control. In the old days, there was stil porn, there were still serial killers with a sexually twisted motivation - think Jack the Ripper or the predator who lured and killed young women during the Chicago Worlds Fair at the turn of the last century (I think the book about him was called The White Death - I'll look it up if anyone cares). People were still coveting their neighbor's wives and husbands and acting out on those desires. Little girls could end up as prostitutes in the big cities or be married off at the age of 12. Lesbians and Gays have been with us since at least Greek and Roman times, and I'm sure they were around for longer than that. I could go on, but you get the idea.
My parents HAD to get married because I was conceived in the age before the pill or easy abortions. They stayed married because divorce was practically a sin up until the late 60's. A more unhappy couple you have never seen.
I think things are better now when people can experiment a little until they find the one who is "right" for them.
And Noodle, if you don't like all the sex on TV, you can always turn to PBS or the History Channel or read Proust and turn off the TV completely.
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