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Originally Posted by abaya
Precisely my point, and still no one other than Gilda has answered the question... been asked three times now.
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I think it's possibly the fact that there is a social exclusivity value (and that it is something that is earned) attached to sex that is less attached to kissing, rather than that it's more intimate... I don't think that the two are necessarily always inextricably linked. We perceive sex as being something that takes place at a more advanced stage of a relationship, so for someone else to jump in and go straight to that "stage" is more upsetting.
It's a bit like someone cutting into your supermarket checkout line immediately in front of you. It's more annoying if they cut in when you have queued for ten minutes and you are almost at the checkout, than it is for them to cut in when you have just gotten into line.
I still maintain that kissing feels more intimate to me than sex does, in and of itself.