Solo Sex, Please

This morning, Mels van Driel, author of With the Hand: A History of Masturbation, reminds us that solo sex has been shamed for too long.  I'm not sure I agree when van Driel says that everyone masturbates---some people simply don't feel sexual.  It's just how they are.  And I believe them when they express this.  But Mels van Driel writes an insightful and fascinating post.  Here's an excerpt:

"Are there steps that can be taken to prevent people agonizing about masturbation? Yes, simple sex education from parents, whether or not with the support of a booklet or a good internet site, a few lessons at secondary school, and perhaps it would make good sense also in the education of social workers, nurses, doctors and psychologists to have a few lectures on evolutionary biology, since it is clear from that science that masturbation is not only a pleasurable but also a very meaningful activity."

Well worth a read.  Also, those who are interested in my views on the term "masturbation" might enjoy a post I wrote for the Nervous Breakdown a while ago now.

Love yourselves, folks.