During the last sexual revolution, the thing that didn’t happen was an actual renegotiation of relationships. Sex became more available, but the terms largely remained unconscious and rooted in the economic discrepancies between men and women. If power relationships changed, much of the change was superficial. One starting point is learning to openly negotiate the terms of our relationships, and to be able to communicate our own point of view clearly enough for someone to understand it. We have to make room for one another, but closer to home, we have to make room for ourselves in our own lives. If you ask me, the next sexual revolution will start in the mirror and expand outward from there.
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Interesting viewpoint and important. We need to consider and evaluate why we’re in relationship and for what purpose. Is it a mutual property relationship or a form of economic dependency?
There are other twists and turns that we have evolved from the nuclear family model of the 1950s and 60s.
We are, in a way, ripe to examine and re-imagine the sexual revolution of 40 years ago into the 21st century. Who are we and where are we as authentic individuals?
It was an excellent piece… you were spot on 😉