Sloane West is the name on everybody's lips.

WARDED AGAINST THE YOUNGER YEARS:
Now that I've had some time to breathe and think, I don't believe certain issues raised on Leon Macmillan's last entry should be left as is. To me, as a woman, it seems odd that a man can make himself feel better by telling me what I "should" be doing with my body. We as women come from a long, illustrious history of men telling us what we can or can't do with our bodies and, unfortunately, from an even longer, more illustrious history of other women decrying members of their own gender as "sluts" and "whores" for -- in the past -- something as simple as being alone with an unmarried man without a chaperon, whether or not any actual sex had gone on.

In some ways, we've grown beyond that. As proven on Leon Macmillan's entry, in other ways, times haven't changed at all. So, to those who want to listen, here's the other side of the Sex Question. It's true that you have a 100% chance of never getting pregnant or contracting an STD if you abstain from sex entirely. It is true that sex is a lot better when you're having it with someone you care about or love. And it is true that being a virgin on your wedding night is a rare but beautiful commodity these days. That's one side of it.

However. Best argument in favour of having casual sex? It is scientifically proven to make you really fucking happy.

Sexual intercourse releases endorphins, which are the chemicals in your brain that put you in a good mood. Sexual intercourse also produces a significant quality of estrogen, which makes your hair shinier, your skin softer, and lowers your chances of contracting dermatitis and other skin diseases. Intercourse burns calories, which means you actually exercise and lose weight by having sex. It's also a natural antihistamine, which does wonders for asthma and pneumonia.

Yeah, that's right. People who are having sex are actually, chemically a lot happier, thinner, and healthier than people who aren't having sex. I am not disavowing anyone the choice to wait nor am I attempting to discredit anything Leon Macmillan has said. However, the very foundation of the word choice is that you, as a woman, or as a man, have the right to choose what you believe. And a choice is not a choice if made while uninformed. You have the choice to wait until you're in love to have sex, but you also have the choice not to. It's your body. It's your life. No one side is superior to the other. Do what feels right for you.

Thank you for reading.