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The Great Sex Deception: Unmasking the Lies That Control Us

Alisa
5 min readFeb 15, 2025

How Misinformation Is Destroying Our Pleasure, Confidence, and Relationships

The Lies We’ve Been Told About Sex — And Why They Need to Die

I was barely a teenager when I first heard it — “Sex is only for marriage, and good girls don’t think about it.” The words were spoken with such authority, as if they were gospel. At the time, I didn’t question them. I simply accepted them as truth, like so many of us do.

Years later, I started asking questions. And what I found shook me.

Sex — the very thing that sustains life, strengthens relationships, and improves our health — has been wrapped in layers of shame, fear, and misinformation for centuries. Why? Because sexual ignorance is a tool of control. The more we fear it, the less we understand it. And the less we understand it, the easier we are to manipulate.

It’s time to break free.

The Science They Don’t Want You to Know

Society loves to portray sex as a guilty pleasure — something indulgent, unnecessary, and even dangerous. But the truth? Science paints a very different picture.

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Alisa
Alisa

Written by Alisa

Hi, I’m Alisa. I write about love, dating, sex, and relationships—sharing stories, insights, and advice to help navigate the complexities of human connection.

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