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patgundSingle Shot: Why do people have sex in public places?
"So what is it -- outside of the obvious pleasure principle -- that drives people to risk public humiliation, jail time or even eternal damnation? Is it all about hormones and exhibitionism, or is something else at play?
"It's about heightening the thrill, about doing what's considered naughty. It's about rebellion," psychologist and sex therapist Joy Davidson said when I asked her what was behind the urge to merge in public.
"It's deliberately thumbing your nose at the rules. The couple who had sex in a confessional may not be conscious of their deep-seated resentment toward the Catholic Church, but they're conscious of the fact that they're essentially giving the church the middle finger. Otherwise, they wouldn't be doing it in a confessional."
"So what is it -- outside of the obvious pleasure principle -- that drives people to risk public humiliation, jail time or even eternal damnation? Is it all about hormones and exhibitionism, or is something else at play?
"It's about heightening the thrill, about doing what's considered naughty. It's about rebellion," psychologist and sex therapist Joy Davidson said when I asked her what was behind the urge to merge in public.
"It's deliberately thumbing your nose at the rules. The couple who had sex in a confessional may not be conscious of their deep-seated resentment toward the Catholic Church, but they're conscious of the fact that they're essentially giving the church the middle finger. Otherwise, they wouldn't be doing it in a confessional."
