Is it actually a thing And if it is, what do people think about it, and how do people experience sex that might fall into this category? In the midst of a sexual recession, young adults are having rougher sex than ever before “sex has not always been this rough,” said debby herbenick, professor at the indiana university school of public health and the director of iu’s center for sexual health promotion “to our knowledge, we’ve never had a time in history. More than just aggressive intimacy rough sex is a broad term encompassing a variety of sexual practices that deviate from the conventional, often involving intense physicality, dominance, and submission
It is a consensual form of sexual activity where partners engage in acts that may be considered aggressive, but the key distinction lies in the mutual agreement and desire. Others considered “rough sex” as too simplistic to merge with bdsm, noting that bdsm is not defined by rough activities For sexual health professionals, it is important to clearly distinguish between these concepts in both educational and clinical environments Within these, 1795 individuals who reported a romantic/sexual partner of at least 3 months responded to questions about engaging, liking, and initiating rough sex The most common behaviors participants considered to be rough sex were choking, hair pulling, and spanking. In the second case, ‘rough sex’ is an inaccurate euphemism, as such acts represent sexual violence, manslaughter and homicide
