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性行為的基本類型
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異性性交
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并無單一標準
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正行性交合的夫妻
（古希臘花瓶畫，柏林SPK斯泰特爾博物館。） |
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Couple beginning coitus.
Ancient Greek vase painting,
Staatl Museen zu Berlin, SPK |
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雖然我們對性交的一般定義相對比較容易取得一致的意見，但是，企圖把定義標準化[1]，則可能是愚蠢的。從本質上看，人的性是一種私密性的事物。每一個體有不同的性興趣，因而兩對夫妻永遠不會以完全相同的方式去做愛。有的夫妻一生中會遵循單一的做愛模式，有的在特殊場合會嘗試特殊的做愛方法，還有的夫妻出於對性本身的興趣恰恰會尋求花樣繁多的做愛途徑。有的夫妻做愛只需要幾分鐘甚至數秒鐘，還有的夫妻做愛延達數小時。一些男女根本就從來不會重複這種性體驗，而其他的男女會在相當長的一段時間裏重複這種性體驗，更有甚者，還有一些男女在多年裏每天持續發生數次性交。
只要他們對直接參與的做愛感到心滿意足，上述的任何選擇都沒有對錯之分，並且遵照任何“權威”告訴的方法行事都是荒謬的。儘管如此，西方歷史上長期以來，只是把性交合，即只是把生殖的性交稱頌為“正常的（natural）”和值得接受的行為。幸運的是，在此期間，大多數宗教、法律和醫學權威們已經採取了更為開明的態度。他們認識到了性關係涉及到作為一個完整個體的每一個性伴侶，他們還認識到了把性接觸限定在身體的特殊部位才是完全不正常的。因而，至少在實踐中，性行為的實驗研究現在已經得到了廣泛的認同。
下面的內容對一些性交方式做一些展開性的描述，既不對生殖也不對性高潮作任何特別的強調。整個內容除了對性交方式所帶來的相互愉悅作必要的描述以外，並不試圖確定性交的什麼標準、規範或目標。
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Basic Types of Sexual Behavior |
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No Single Standard |
While it is relatively easy to agree on a general definition of sexual intercourse, it would be foolish to attempt a standard description of it. Among human beings, sex is essentially a personal matter. Each individual has different sexual interests, and therefore no two couples ever make love in quite the same way. Some follow a single pattern throughout their lives, some try specific approaches on specific occasions, and some just go on seeking variety for its own sake. There are couples who need only a few minutes or even seconds for their lovemaking, and there are others who prolong it for hours. Some men and women never repeat the experience at all, others repeat it at rather long intervals, and still others continue to have sexual intercourse several times a day for many years.
There is nothing wrong with any of these choices as long as they are satisfying to those directly involved, and it is preposterous for any “authority” to tell them otherwise. Still, for long periods of Western history only coitus, i.e. procreative intercourse was proclaimed “natural” and
acceptable. Fortunately, in the meantime, most religious, legal, and medical authorities have adopted a more enlightened attitude. They realize that a sexual relationship involves each partner as a whole person, and that the demand to restrict sexual contact to specific areas of the body is, in itself, unnatural. Thus, at least in practice, sexual experimentation has now become widely accepted.
The following sections offer a few broad hints at some forms of sexual intercourse without any special emphasis on either reproduction or orgasm. The text makes no attempt to establish any standard, norm, or goal of sexual intercourse except that of mutual pleasure. |
