Let’s say a long-term couple wants to have a child, but some birth defect or sexual dysfunction prevents them from having sex. Should they be prevented from having a kid? The sex aspect doesn’t seem to matter in itself. What would be concerning would be if people who fear intimacy or lack interpersonal skills are able to just skip straight to having babies out of loneliness, without ever having to get past their developmental blocks.
I don’t doubt adult virgins have missed out on important developmental experiences, but it’s odd that you focus on sex itself as being this big developmental step rather than, e.g. a committed long-term relationship. I think that’s the important part.
Let’s say a long-term couple wants to have a child, but some birth defect or sexual dysfunction prevents them from having sex. Should they be prevented from having a kid? The sex aspect doesn’t seem to matter in itself. What would be concerning would be if people who fear intimacy or lack interpersonal skills are able to just skip straight to having babies out of loneliness, without ever having to get past their developmental blocks.
I don’t doubt adult virgins have missed out on important developmental experiences, but it’s odd that you focus on sex itself as being this big developmental step rather than, e.g. a committed long-term relationship. I think that’s the important part.