Sexual divide question?

Question

SCENARIO:

Two men trapped on an elevator for 12 hours. The conversations would probably include sexual topics at some point.

Two women trapped on an elevator for 12 hours. The conversations would most likely lead to sexual revelations of some sort about boyfriends or husbands.

A man and woman trapped on an elevator for 12 hours. The conversations would NEVER include sexual topics.

The above scenarios are predicated that NONE of the people have met each other before in their lives.

QUESTION: Is s*x still a taboo topic between the sexes? And if so, WHY?

Answer 1

Yes.  People might be afraid of mistaking a plain conversation as an indication of a come-on.  If I started talking to a guy about relationships I would be worried he might think that's all I think about, that I'm easy, that I have a sudden attraction for him which is why I'm talking about this.  Sounds almost irrational, but those are my barriers.

Answer 2

i think yes ..

cuz each person in the elivator will think that if he started the topic the other will think he\she is hiting on him and want some .. so they avoide that !!!

Answer 3

Actually I disagree,. We are not all clones of one another with a list of robotic 'topics' on the talk/don't talk list. Men and women can talk openly and honestly in the same stereotyped scenarios you have given above. I truly believe it depends on the two unique personalities, their life experiences, upbringing, comfort zones etc...After all, nobody here is trapped in a tiny space for 12hrs but the 60 seconds of typing are pretty open given the circumstances. There are far more taboo subjects than s*x. Criminal activity,attitudes on how to bring up children, religion, violence, materialistic outlook, politics...  

Answer 4

Yes, I think you're right. s*x is still a taboo topic between the sexes, as long as conversations go. Why - you'd have to check the word taboo for that. But to answer it as simply as I can, I'd say because s*x leaves us naked (not literally) and exposes us to the extent of vulnerability, against which we're trying to protect ourselves all the time. s*x is the most intimate emotion we possess and the idea of sharing it with strangers in an elevator is disturbing. If you talk about it in this situation, you're usually aiming at shocking the other person, or you could well be trying to conceal your personal insecurities.

But I also believe that the ones who don't talk much about it, usually do something about it. So I assume that in real life, a man and a woman would be the ones to practice s*x in this situation, sooner than the others. Casual, no strings attached kind of s*x has always had a special attraction to most of us.

Answer 5

For 2 psychologically matured individuals, talking about it is fine but talking about it to the extend that it already excites the one or the other to make it to action, that is a taboo. But people nowadays are doing taboos. It becomes the basic in their life so it is up to each individual's criteria.