Imagine a culture where sex is everywhere. Where sex is normal. It's enjoyed. Families of 5 to 15 people sleep in one room, and any number of them can be having sex. Sex in public is expected. Virginity is disdained. Women are encouraged to sleep with many different men to find someone who they are compatible with sexually. It is felt that affection will follow sexual compatibility.
This culture is that on Mangaia, the southernmost of the Cook Islands. None of us here can imagine a culture that is so open and free sexually - I know that I can't!! One of the things I find most interesting is that everyone is instructed in sex once they hit puberty. Males are taught how to bring pleasure to women and to bring them to several orgasms before they reach their own climax. Women are taught how to enjoy sex and be an active participant in sex. They are taught that an orgasm is not the goal. Perhaps because of this, they seem to reach orgasm easily.
There was a study of the people there done in the 1950s. Things may have changed a lot since then. But the study certainly left an impression on me!
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