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<p>I need to know… how exactly did this come up? That’s quite… well… odd?</p>
<p>RGE, I assume you mean the telling is quite odd, right? </p>
<p>I mean, the rest of it is certainly unusual in contemporary America, but it’s completely the professor’s choice to make. And it’s totally his own business–until he goes telling his students about it!</p>
<p>Well considering the question before that was asking how this topic came up, it would be fair to assume that I was talking about the discussion being odd. </p>
<p>I don’t give two craps about what choices people make, I just don’t think a professor talking about his sex life is appropriate. And it’s very unusual.</p>
<p>I figured as much. You’ve always seemed quite level-headed to me.</p>
<p>I wanted to clarify only because your comment followed a quote about that you included about the celibacy and the religious motivation for it, and not about the telling per se.</p>
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<p>Professor talking about his sex life? AWKWARD.</p>
<p>Well, it depends.
It could be pertinent.
My anthro prof discusses his doctoral thesis topic, which is only tagentially relevant, but gives his background.
Ive also had a prof who had been a Buddhist monk from the age of 12 to about 21, when he came to the States and he may have briefly discussed sex, but only as part of the structure that monks adhere to.
But that was for a geography of religion class, and if it had been a class that was delving into sexual behavior, a prof might bring up his history - but as pertains to his “academic” observations over time, not his personal experience or anything that puts that image in your head, because we are still a nation of Puritans, at heart.
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<p>At heart, not in practice.</p>
<p>^ True, at least for many, beachlover. Thus, one of the reasons why there is so much angst in society. There’s a whole lot of guilt going on.</p>
<p>Free love! Sleep with who you want to, as long as it’s consensual.</p>
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<p>Abnormal, I agree. But believe me, it is an incredibly difficult position to get out of. </p>
<p>I had to comment because there is a stigma attached to “people like me.” I am actually 23 and haven never even been on a date. I’ve been trying plenty and I have a lot of friends whom I think normal people would consider normal, but alas no success so far.</p>
<p>People commonly think that people like me will spread their unhappiness to others or that their history is a red flag that makes them these unlovable weirdos. As a matter of fact, I was once turned down by a girl because she said she would never enter a relationship with someone who’s never been in one. </p>
<p>I can definitely understand this. Those who have been in relationships are more likely to be socially fit than those who haven’t before. People generally want to associate with others who are in a similar stage of development. And I certainly have some issues that have hampered my progress. But really, I am not out here to be bitter and ruin your day, or to be a total creep. I, and I believe many others like me, want very much to connect with other people in a meaningful way, just like everyone else. </p>
<p>I guess I just want to say that we are all people. </p>
<p>Sorry for hijacking the thread. As for OP’s question, my parents had me when they were 21. I can’t imagine they’d object if they found out of my younger sister (19) or I were sexually active. They are not particularly religious though. One of my high school classmates was found out by her religious parents back in the day though, and they ended up putting her in an all-girls school…</p>
<p>**I need to know… how exactly did this come up? That’s quite… well… odd? **</p>
<p>When I first met this professor, he mentioned that he had kids late. When I mentioned to some friends in the department that I had this professor, they said that he told them about being a 40 year old virgin in a class the previous semester. Part of this professor’s class is picking apart studies to see where they don’t make statistical sense and he’ll often interject with comments such as “When two people, who in my mind should be married, have a child.” This professor is highly intelligent in his field, but isn’t politically correct at all. I regret not walking out of class after his post-election comments (which were technically before class started.) It doesn’t help that he looks a lot like Jeff Foxworthy.</p>
<p>It’s worth noting that I go to school in the Deep South, where religion is still a very public thing. There was a public school in a rural area a few counties over which still had school-led daily prayers until 2-3 years ago. </p>
<p>Getting back on topic, it’s interesting to see different parents’ approach to their children being 18+ and having significant others. I know some family friends who were all for giving their college-aged children condoms, but not letting them spend the night in a hotel room with their significant other on a graduation vacation for the two. I also have family friends who seem to want to ignore that their college-aged children are having sex.</p>