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    People Are Sharing The 14 Sex Myths They Believed For Wayyy Too Long

    "I genuinely believed that if two people kissed their tongues would get stuck together."

    From playground and internet rumours to not-so-informative sex-ed classes, it's no surprise that it can take us a while to truly understand sex...

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    So, when u/swarnava-dutta asked "what's a sexual myth you believed for far too long before finding out the truth?" I decided to round up some of the best answers:

    1. "When I first learned about how babies are made in school, I used to picture sex as being this sort of solemn, formal ritual. I imagined the couple would declare 'OK, we want to have a baby now' and the ritual would begin."

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    "They'd be sitting on the floor in yoga-type poses, the man would put his 'thing' into her 'thing', just kind of leave it there for a while, and BOOM the woman was automatically pregnant. This would only ever happen on the rare occasions that a couple wanted a baby. Whenever my parents were watching soap operas, or older siblings were watching those teen drama type shows, I was always so confused when a woman said 'I think I'm pregnant'. You THINK?? How could you not remember that secret yoga ritual thing you just did?"

    u/MisterMarcus

    2. "That it lasts for hours ('all night long' is a drastically misleading expression)."

    u/Right-Ad8261 

    3. "My first gf made me think women have an easy time reaching orgasm. Boy, was I wrong."

    u/toamnacri

    "Even with the same partner, this can vary wildly. Sometimes my wife has a hard time, other times it's very easy for her. Medication, mental health, stress levels, as well as other factors, can greatly affect this."  

    u/shadowgnome396