For many. sex can feel like a need, a demand, and an essential part of our relationships and existence, yet to treat it as such can keep us from more fully understanding ourselves and our deeper desires.

We live in a world where sex is everywhere—and yet we rarely pause to ask a simple question. The answer may seem obvious, but there is much that so many are missing.

Pretty straightforward, right? Who doesn’t know what sex is. Let’s take a broader view and look beyond the definitions of culture and media.