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CLASSMATE 1

This week's reading material had a few things that I found interesting. As we all know, "fantasies are generally considered a sign of a healthy sex life" (as cited in Lehimiller, 2017, pg 242). It amazes me to what extent people are willing to go or push circumstances to receive that sexual pleasure. For instance, people known as feeders are people who put their partner's health in danger for them to get sexually aroused. More specifically, feeders feed their partners and make them gain an excessive amount of weight to the point they are entirely dependent on them. In my opinion, that is bizarre. I would not let anyone overfeed me every day to the extent of having health conditions and dying at an early age. I have heard people having a hand, feet, and hair fetishes; those are more acceptable, in my opinion, because it does not put someone's life at risk for someone else's pleasure.

Moreover, I was amused by the fact that "the world's first vibrator was designed as a therapeutic device" for female patients who had hysteria (Lehimiller, 2017, pg 243). It made me giggle how the reading says that doctors would get paid by married men to pleasure their wives. I guess people were naive at that time towards sexuality. I'm content that we have grown our knowledge in many ways.

Lastly, what captured my attention was the lack of research we have on elderly people when it comes to sexual behavior. Yes, it is a touchy subject since there are barriers that can come about while researching. Those barriers could be from health issues to disabilities. However, as a society, we should stop denying elderly people's needs and take them into account just like we do with our sexual needs.

(2017). Sexual Behaviors. In The Psychology of Human Sexuality, Chapter 9 (p. 235-260). Document posted in University of Maryland Global Campus PSYC 332 E250 online, archived at: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/umuc/reader.action?docID=5106984&ppg=274

CLASSMATE 2:

Hello everyone,

Wow, this week had some seriously interesting material to read through! As I made my way through the content I think to two most interesting things were the dark side of fantasy and the amount of time sex toys have been in use!

While reading about the dark side of fantasy I was honestly rather shocked by the “feeders”

Fetish. I cannot seem to wrap my head around a person allowing another person to have that kind of control over their life. I mean what are they are getting out of the relationship. These people are literally risking their life to arouse someone else. It is extremely interesting. Lehmiller asks, “At what point does a sexual fantasy cross the line?” This is certainly a hard question to answer because I know that some people enjoy pain during sex, but at what point is it too much or unsafe? In addition, who are we to tell a person what is okay and not okay in the bedroom… especially if both people are consenting?

The second part that caught my eye was the fact that sex toys have been around for ages! Am I the only one who thought that those were a more modern accessory in the bedroom? I also found it interesting that almost the same percentage of men and women have used vibrators before. For whatever reason I would have assumed that the percentage of woman would be much higher. I also found it hilarious that they were trying to call woman crazy “hysterical” When really, they just were not sexually satisfied. Leave it to men to put the blame on us!