This piece differs from my usual style. In lieu of the hopeful ending I typically favour; I come from a place of vulnerability. This isn’t to say that there isn’t hope in the experiences I am about to recall, however, I know how deeply painful and isolating it is to feel that no one understands the magnitude of feelings that torment you. So, my hope for this piece, is to word the indescribable, and ease that loneliness in you.

Often, we are taught that sex is sacred, but for what reasons? Purity culture and the control of women’s bodies are usually the motivations for such lessons. In retaliation, we have swung the pendulum to the other extreme, embarking on a journey of false sexual liberation in an attempt to prove we too can harbour the same spiritless sex lives men are so widely encouraged to have. But is this truly liberation?