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Ask A Geek- What is your definition of sex?

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30 Responses to “Ask A Geek- What is your definition of sex?”


  1. 1 langley

    stick it in, pull it out. thats all ya gotta do.

  2. 2 Mattie

    Sex is when a boy puts his hoohoo in a girl’s nana and sometimes you end up with a whoopsie!

    haha. I guess I think that sex is any erotic action that involves the genitalia. So cunnilingus is sex; handjobs are sex; anal is sex. Basically, not just making out = some level of sex.

  3. 3 James Carlson

    So seriously– sex is where penis is _anywhere_ but “in hand”? Wow. That’s a very expansive definition! So that would include pies, for example?

  4. 4 Nikol

    Nobody has challenged Jeramey’s “swimsuit off” idea. After he gave his definition I seriously wondered if he had somehow missed out on pool parties.

  5. 5 Shadow

    Sex is any activity meant to stimulate a sexual response. The bathing suit description I agree with. Even masturbation IS sex, it’s just sex with yourself.

    If Bill Clinton has stated “I did not have sexual INTERCOURSE with that girl” he might not have been lying. Instead he said “I did not have sexual RELATIONS with that girl” when in fact a blow job IS a sexual relation, so is “flavoring” a cigar.

  6. 6 Steven

    I actually met one of the “oral sex isn’t sex” people. She considered it part of “making out”. It was her way of “saving herself for marriage”. (The quotation marks aren’t sarcasm, they’re quotations from her.)

    I’m tempted to say “Anything you wouldn’t do in public”… but then I think of my friends, and realise how flawed of a definition that is. I think you could do a *lot* with a swimsuit still on…

  7. 7 Joseph

    When some thing penetrates a person with the intent that someone will receive pleasure from the event.

  8. 8 Ubiquitous Che

    I really liked what the woman who spoke between the 2:00 and 2:40.

  9. 9 Jenn Turner

    I think the “swimsuit” definition is a little simple and the “penis anywhere but in the hand” a little overly specific. And wrong. I would consider a hand job a part of sex, most definitely. Perhaps it all comes down to this - sex is what feels good when someone touches your ladyparts or your boythings with the intention of “arousing” a response?

  10. 10 Ed

    Two things,
    First …
    Learn Linux!?!?!?

    Second…
    I have talked with many people, I even have a friend who believes that even penetration isn’t sex if you are wearing a condom, because you are wearing something.
    I personally believe that sex is the act of arousal (possibly ending in climax) by another. That includes hands, feet, mouths etc…

    Learn Linux…

  11. 11 langley
  12. 12 infinite

    Sex, to me, is anytime when one gets off (in any way). So, if you have an orgasm (or anything close), either alone or with someone, it’s sex. People might think of the former as masturbation, but to me, that’s also considered having sex with yourself. Sex, for me, has always been considered the act of orgasm, or something orgasmic.

  13. 13 succubusisis

    I have to agree with Josephs definition, of when one person “penetrates (another) with the intent that someone will receive pleasure from the event.” It seems to be the most inclusive (regarding homosexuality) without catering to “any sort of sexual pleasure”, because there is a difference, to me, between sex and sexual or erotic behavior. I don’t think masturbation is sex, , not even if it’s mutual masturbation; or blowjobs or handjobs. They are sexual activities, but not sex per se. I remeber a Sex is Fun podcast talking about this, but I can’t find what episode number it is. I’ll post it if I find it.

  14. 14 Larissa

    You can get in a semantics food fight with the word “sex”, but I generally regard it as shorthand for A)two people engaging in acts to bring their partners and/or themselves great physical and sometimes emotional pleasure, or B)Johnny Depp.

    It gets a little tricky, though. I definitely don’t consider oral on the same level as intercourse, though I know you can transmit heebiejeebies both ways. The difference is like shampoo: the same people who make Pantene Pro-V make Suave. Both excellent shampoos; one with certain cache.

  15. 15 MRL

    My definition of sex is fairly broad…including oral sex, masturbation, and flogging. Although flogging does not necessarily include genital stimulation or even contact (in fact, if I’m being flogged, I don’t want to be stimulated in that way) it definitely falls in the category of sex for me, even if it doesn’t look like sex to someone else. (such as the folks here who think orgasm or near-orgasm is necessary for sex. I wouldn’t call the experience of being flogged the same as an orgasm from penetration, but it is a pleasurable experience of heightened sensations)

    However, I do have to draw a line somewhere about how I count sexual partners. For my purposes, I count someone as a sexual partner if there is genital stimulation, not including rubbing over clothing. So if I’m fingered or give oral sex, they count as a sexual partner. But if we’re rubbing each other on the dance floor with our clothes on, that doesn’t count.

    Simply counting penetration as sex is a narrow (although common) definition of sex that excludes some very fun sexual activity. Does that mean that I’m not actually having sex with my female partners unless a strap-on is involved? how unfortunate…

    Thanks for creating the space for this conversation!

  16. 16 Ophelia

    Sex is when you really care about a person, and you feel that you can get that close… Most people don’t like to get to close kissing, holding hands, stuff like that…. So if you can get that close to a person , and feel that relaxed that is sex!

  17. 17 Polly

    Sex, and relationships, are about penetration. Did Bill Clinton have sex with Monica? Maybe he originally didn’t think they had because no ‘penetration’ had taken place, either physically or emotionally. Lately, for me, erotic contact of any kind counts as sex because I have to really trust the person to get in that situation. If I let a person into my life that much, I believe I am being penetrated, so for me, erotic contact of any kind right now is sex. Like they said in Pulp Fiction, even a foot massage can be considered sex.

  18. 18 Jenn

    sex is whatever you want it to be. it’s all about your personal preference and how you feel afterwards
    even if you had penetration, if you dont feel like it was sex afterwards, then it wasnt…(i.e. rape)
    but sometimes people could just be masturbating each other or even themselves and they’ll feel like it was sex, so then.. it is

    i figure that as long as there’s more than one person in the room, and they’re interacting with each other in a sexual way.. it’s sex!
    CONGRATS, YOU JUST GOT LAID!

  19. 19 Steph

    I think a better question to ask is “What act(s) would you have to perform to consider yourself no longer a virgin?” Meaning that would giving/receiving head mean you weren’t a virgin? Anal? And what do gays/lesbians consider “losing their virginity”?

    My definition for sex would have to be this:

    Sex - Giving yourself over to someone else, defending yourself, until you finally surrender and feel heaven break over you.

    (Stole that from the greatest musical ever, Spring Awakening. View the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsR3te9wJKE)

  20. 20 Doug

    I would say that sex is when Tab A enters Slot B (or Slot C, if you’re into that).

    Not knock other types of sexual contact (I’m fond of them, myself), but intercourse itself scratches an emotional itch for me, as well as the obvious physical one.

  21. 21 Marc

    No matter what romantic people might desire of sex, I don’t think the definition of sex involves emotions at all. So all that “feeling at one with your partner” jazz is beside the point. Sex is a physical act.

    I also don’t think masturbation counts, since it isn’t what someone means when they ask about last time you had sex.

    Other than that, I’m not sure. The geek girl at 1:30 who spoke about the physical feeling of sexual relief might be on to something. Physical sexual arousal is one thing that all pleasurable sex has… OTOH, I also think rape must technically count as sex, distasteful as the idea is, and that obviously is very unarousing. In the end I don’t know.

  22. 22 Josh

    I like the random guy saying “I’m just trying to learn Linux”

  23. 23 The Great La Phyies, from att

    ?Ask A Geek- What is your definition of sex??
    To me sex is A/the release point in which your free just enoff to feel free from your body, mine, and spirit. It heals as well as helps your growth. But most of all its a gift of my energy too you ( and sometimes the other way around) its also an expression of ones self. If your really lucky you can find another person that complements your expressions and you can really build something that is “with out words”
    or in none geek terms , its a lot of fun and feels sooo god dam good!!!!!!!

  24. 24 Scott the Homosexual

    I hate Linux.

    Sex is when you cover your PC screen and keyboard with cum, right?

  25. 25 Bea

    sex is necessary :)) no mater what culture you’re from or what religious cult you are apart off

  26. 26 Fanny

    Sex is… lots of stuff.

    Can’t be penetration cuz then lesbians are virgins forever.
    Uhmmm. Sex, to me, anything you do with yourself or any other person with the purpose of trying to get some sort of sexual satisfaction out of it. Whether you succeed is another story =P

    I guess that means masturbation is sex, going to see a pro domme is sex (she will never touch you) and fucking is sex. Sex sex sex. Yay.

  27. 27 Janegirl

    Growing up I had always thought penis in a vagina was sex, but over time my defintion has expanded. For one, thing I have never had that kind of sex, but I have been involved in both myself and a partner getting aroused.

    In a class about various kinds of love from love your enemies to romantic love, we talked about what counts as sex. One girl pointed out that if sex only includes a penis in a vagina then she and her girlfriend could be virgins for the rest of their lives and this seeme dto be unacceptable to her.

    We talked about various things starting with what people wouldn’t normally count as sex all the way to things people were certain about. Our teacher suggested even gazing deeply into someone’s eyes could count as sex. The big conclusion was that whatever affects people emotionally is important and physical affection seems to work best when it’s n the same level as emotional attachment.

  28. 28 bob's mega cock emporium

    sex is when your snap goes in a clap and then you both shoot mayonaise on the furniture.

  29. 29 tempestoflife

    Sex is when someone other than yourself gets you stimulated and sexually aroused with the intention of orgasm (i.e. hand-job, fingering, oral, anal, or hetero-penetration). If you’re sexually stimulating yourself, it’s called masturbation (as I consider masturbation a self arousal without the help of a partner(s), and does not necessarily require the intention of orgasm as some people masturbate to become sexually aroused before clubing :). If someone other than yourself stimulates you or gets you sexually aroused without penetration or the intention of orgasm, then it’s just teasing, not sex.


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