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Before the 1960s and its sexual revolution that tossed out traditional morality, it was generally believed that the ideal sexual
relationship was a special romantic bond between a husband and a wife. Today, according to television commercials touting male enhancement drugs, it seems that everyone is concerned with sexual performance as if it were a competitive sport.
The sexual revolution was supposed to free us from shame and outdated ideas about human sexuality, and everyone was going to enjoy a kind of sexual Disneyland where we'd go from one thrill to another. But it's time to face the facts: Decades later, the sexual revolution thrill ride has derailed.
The sexual revolution didn't free women to experience more meaningful relationships; it freed men and women to separate sex from commitment. They could now go from partner to partner without personal responsibility or emotional attachment.
Any single mom knows how difficult it is to raise a child without a partner. But there's also the risk of sexually transmitted diseases. An estimated 45 million people in the United States are infected with genital herpes-a number that's growing by a million new cases a year.
It's estimated that this year 25 percent-one in four-of sexually active teens will contract a sexually transmitted disease. These numbers are too large for most of us to wrap our minds around-unless you're one of those suffering from an STD.
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