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Dr Pritesh Parikh, Sexologist: ‘Casual sex might be great fun, but I have come across numerous cases of STD’s, especially during festivals. One must follow strict contraceptive guidelines’
PAARTH JOSHI
Remember the day you saw that Chocolate Soufflé in a pastry shop and unable to resist, went ahead and satisfied your urge? Well casual sex is not quite like that, say the ‘informed youth’ of today. It is there in the display but is out of reach, making it the forbidden pie. Only now, if what the GenY say is to be believed, the closed doors have opened a bit to a verandah that isn’t inhabited with ‘hypocrites’. Sex with ‘no strings attached’ is right there, without the baggage of social taboo.
“Pre-marital sex is like watching a movie. You have fun and you come home,” says 25-year-old model and fashion designer Prachiti Gupte. On the other hand, Deepti Thakker, a 24-year-old physiotherapist believes: “Commitment brings along many responsibilities and one may not be ready to shoulder them at a given time. Casual sex gives that freedom.”
But does that mean GenY wants to run away from legal and social liabilities? “Definitely not,” says 24-yearold manager Ankush Desai, “with a hectic lifestyle where you spend more hours in office than at home, you want to have some fun before taking up responsibilities. I don’t see why adjectives like ‘shallow’ and ‘frivolous’ should be attached to it.”
For casual sex being criticised as a ‘mechanical activity without any feelings’, 23-year-old engineer Disha Sharma has an answer: “Why do people forget that there’s always the feeling of ‘attraction’!” But then criticism also comes from the same age group where peers condemn a friend’s involvement in casual sex. “Such acts need to be condemned,” says 21-year-old student Anshuman Phukan, adding: “besides, there is always an internal conflict between the trend vis-à-vis the value system with which one is brought up.”
Perhaps that’s why actor Emraan Hashmi feels it is wrong to label casual sex as unethical. “In India, where the cultural practices change every 100 kilometres, differences in viewpoints are bound to exist. You can’t take a traditional mind-set and impose it to an urban lifestyle,” he says.
Llike you get tired of too much water sports, even this phase is sure to pass away, say observers. As Gupte puts it, “There’s bound to be a saturation point and people will start looking out for commitment.”
Dr Pritesh Parikh, Sexologist: ‘Casual sex might be great fun, but I have come across numerous cases of STD’s, especially during festivals. One must follow strict contraceptive guidelines’
PAARTH JOSHI
Remember the day you saw that Chocolate Soufflé in a pastry shop and unable to resist, went ahead and satisfied your urge? Well casual sex is not quite like that, say the ‘informed youth’ of today. It is there in the display but is out of reach, making it the forbidden pie. Only now, if what the GenY say is to be believed, the closed doors have opened a bit to a verandah that isn’t inhabited with ‘hypocrites’. Sex with ‘no strings attached’ is right there, without the baggage of social taboo.
“Pre-marital sex is like watching a movie. You have fun and you come home,” says 25-year-old model and fashion designer Prachiti Gupte. On the other hand, Deepti Thakker, a 24-year-old physiotherapist believes: “Commitment brings along many responsibilities and one may not be ready to shoulder them at a given time. Casual sex gives that freedom.”
But does that mean GenY wants to run away from legal and social liabilities? “Definitely not,” says 24-yearold manager Ankush Desai, “with a hectic lifestyle where you spend more hours in office than at home, you want to have some fun before taking up responsibilities. I don’t see why adjectives like ‘shallow’ and ‘frivolous’ should be attached to it.”
For casual sex being criticised as a ‘mechanical activity without any feelings’, 23-year-old engineer Disha Sharma has an answer: “Why do people forget that there’s always the feeling of ‘attraction’!” But then criticism also comes from the same age group where peers condemn a friend’s involvement in casual sex. “Such acts need to be condemned,” says 21-year-old student Anshuman Phukan, adding: “besides, there is always an internal conflict between the trend vis-à-vis the value system with which one is brought up.”
Perhaps that’s why actor Emraan Hashmi feels it is wrong to label casual sex as unethical. “In India, where the cultural practices change every 100 kilometres, differences in viewpoints are bound to exist. You can’t take a traditional mind-set and impose it to an urban lifestyle,” he says.
Llike you get tired of too much water sports, even this phase is sure to pass away, say observers. As Gupte puts it, “There’s bound to be a saturation point and people will start looking out for commitment.”
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