# In olden days, how common was it for people to enter marriage with literally no clue what sex was?

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> [@Velocity](#):
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> I can’t speak for others but in my childhood this was NOT a topic I wanted to discuss with other kids.

Yeah–I’ve spent my working days around kids for the past sixteen years, and I can attest that it’s not the main topic of conversation, nor was it when I was a kid. It gets talked about (usually when they think we can’t hear), but childhood is full of a lot of interesting immediate experiences that get talked about way, way more.

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