l***@yahoo.com
2018-05-08 21:50:06 UTC
I HOPE this is only an issue between teens, for the most part. That is, hardly any adults, I hope, accuse strangers - or even their friends - of being prudes for, say, not wanting to talk about their sex lives or lack thereof.
Anyway, it occurred to me that you might say the difference between "private" and "prudish" is as follows: private people simply want the right to close their bedroom doors, but the prudes won't let them.
When you're an adult addressing teens, however, you have to follow that up by explaining that it is absolutely not fair to accuse your S.O. of being a prude just because he/she refuses to have sex with you, because disappointment is just a part of life, and EVERYONE has the right to that level of privacy, even those who keep trying to destroy others' privacy. As in, two wrongs don't make a right.
Thoughts?
Lenona.
Anyway, it occurred to me that you might say the difference between "private" and "prudish" is as follows: private people simply want the right to close their bedroom doors, but the prudes won't let them.
When you're an adult addressing teens, however, you have to follow that up by explaining that it is absolutely not fair to accuse your S.O. of being a prude just because he/she refuses to have sex with you, because disappointment is just a part of life, and EVERYONE has the right to that level of privacy, even those who keep trying to destroy others' privacy. As in, two wrongs don't make a right.
Thoughts?
Lenona.