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This is my sandbox on the topic of Foreplay

The majority of my work in the topics of pornography and foreplay, research on global and north american foreplay, and also my sections on consent and lgbtq foreplay "stuck" to the page. However, some of my work was restructure. I did not want to just keep reposting my edits because I think that the edits of my work were good changes. I kept all of my research in this sandbox.

Notes:

- foreplay can be an ambiguous term such as hooking up. It can mean very different things for different people..

Pornography and Foreplay
Pornography and sexual media usage do not play a role in satisfaction with time spent on foreplay according to a study of individuals in committed romantic relationships. It is important to note that other aspects of sexual satisfaction can be impacted by this type of sexual media, but the time satisfaction with time spent on foreplay was not impacted. This means that foreplay is an important part of the sexual script, and social influences on the sexual script such as pornography and provocative sexual media do not impact foreplay. Time spent of foreplay is an important part of becoming sexually aroused, and therefore unique to each individual. It is interesting to note that outside influences of sexual media do not have adverse effects on satisfaction with time spent on foreplay because individuals still need the same amount of foreplay in order to become sexually aroused despite what they learn from porn.

- ADDED THIS NOTE ON HISTORY SECTION: There are examples of the use of foreplay in marital advice literature that dates back to the 1900's. Many authors during this time period regarded sexual foreplay to be an important part of the sexual script, as we do today. The discourse during this time period of writing also commonly referred to foreplay as a means to help the woman achieve orgasm. It is important to look at the history of foreplay to realize where the discussion on the term started. This helps us understand how the the term and the discourse around sex is used today.

-The definition of foreplay can be easily misunderstood because of the wide variety of what is considered sexual intercourse or the "main act" so to speak. In a study of college students, no one sexual act was unanimously agreed upon to be sex. Foreplay is a term that is similar to the act of sexual intercourse in that there is no one act that is definitely sex or definitely not sex. A common misconception about foreplay is that there is one clear cut sexual script that depicts what consists of foreplay. Foreplay can consist of different practices from individual to individual or even differ between partners. Similarly sexual intercourse and other sexual acts, foreplay is performed by any race, gender or sexuality. to Some common sexual behaviors that are considered foreplay can be kissing, sexual touching, removing clothing, oral sex, certain sexual games, and role playing or dressing up. If it is some form of erotic stimulation that precedes intercourse, or for the purposes of this page, preceding the "main sexual act" then it can be considered foreplay. What some people may enjoy as foreplay, others may not. In foreplay, as in other areas of sexuality, communication is very important. Duration and types of foreplay can vary drastically.

North America
According to another survey on hetero-sexual couples about duration of intercourse and foreplay, neither partner in these relationships were satisfied with the duration of foreplay in their relationships. This survey sampled 152 couples who were mainly university educated and satisfied with their sexual life. In this study, and when compared to some larger studies, men actually were better at perceiving desired intercourse and foreplay duration for their partner. This is contrary to some sexual stereotypes that men are only concerned with PIV sexual acts. The average times spent on intercourse was 7 minutes and 12 minutes on foreplay for the couples in this survey. Another interesting result of this survey was the length of desired foreplay for men and women was about the same. This is also contrasting to the stereotype that women generally need more time to become sexually aroused then men. Despite the results of this study, it is difficult to know for certain what couples' ideal script for foreplay entails. Therefore, what one person may consider foreplay, another member of the sexual act may think of that act as the main sexual intercourse. For example, a man performing cunnilingus on a partner may consider this to be foreplay, whereas the women in this scenario may consider this to be a part of the main sexual act. This is another example of how communication is important in any sexual interaction. Any party may want to spend more or less time on a specific act of foreplay.

Global
In a global study of about twelve thousand individuals, all aspects of sexual interaction are very important. In this study, individuals from 27 countries were surveyed. Every continent except for Antarctica is represented. When asked to rate the importance of various sexual activities and experiences. The options for the survey were either "very important" or somewhat important. This is not the most objective way to report on the importance of sexual experiences, but due to the large and diverse sample size of the population in the survey, these results are still very important. Physical foreplay was rated as "very important" for 63 percent of men and 60 percent of women. The only higher rated experiences in this part of the survey was the importance of feeling attracted to your partner with 71 percent of women and 72 percent of men citing "very important". This despite the limitations of this study, the study shows that foreplay is one of the most important sexual experiences for people across a wide variety of cultures.

LGBTQ Foreplay
In the LGBTQ community, the term foreplay is also difficult to define. It is similar to hetero-sexual relationships because there is no one agreed upon "main sexual act". Therefore, foreplay can be any emotional or physically intimate act that leads up to some "main sexual act". Other non-coital acts (coital referencing PIV hetero-sexual acts) can serve as a perfect substitute for PIV (penis in vagina) sex. In LGBTQ communities especially, PIV sexual acts may be unwanted or completely out of the question. Therefore, as in some hetero-sexual relationships, the "main sexual act" is not PIV sex. This then defines foreplay as any sexual activity that precludes this non-coital act. Also, because the "main sexual act" is no longer being defined as PIV sex, the range of what can be considered foreplay in these scenarios may be decreased as a result. Activities that may be considered foreplay in other sexual acts now become the "main sexual act". For example, if a couple was about to have PIV sex and they had oral sex before hand, oral sex would be considered the foreplay. If a couple that did not want to do some PIV act, the oral sex that the couple may become the "main sexual act".

The discourse in LGTBQ health and also in hetero-sexual sexual health is important. Many people regard a wide range of sexual activities as non-sexual. This is especially prevalent in young people of all sexual orientations. They only look at PIV sex as the only sexual act. This is very startling because many STI's can still be transferred and contracted through acts such as oral sex and kissing. Communication is very important in LGBTQ relationships in order to navigate STI's and safe sex practices even if the couple is only participating in acts that would otherwise be considered foreplay.

In gay and bisexual men in the United States, vibrators were used in 65.9% percent of foreplay activities during sexual interactions. Almost a third of all solo or partnered use of vibrators by bisexual and gay men was during foreplay. This shows that according to this survey, gay and bisexual men use vibrators as an important part of the sexual script, particularly in regards to foreplay.

Consent
Consent, or the voluntary agreement to a sexual act, is also required in foreplay. Consent is a very important part of any sexual act, and foreplay is no exception to the rule. Because foreplay, and other sexual acts, can entail the moving between multiple different individual activities within one sexual encounter. Every time there is a different sexual act about to take place, is it necessary for all partners involved to agree to the act freely.

Edits that have stuck:

- added citation and a few sentences to the definition of foreplay at the top of the page

- added all of the research page

- added to the history page

- added both foreplay and LGBTQ sections