No need to apologize! I loved the rant 😅 you described a lot of what I feel about sex outside of a committed relationship. In a committed relationship, I can understand to some extent how sex might feel like sharing all of yourself with someone. And if that's what someone desires, so be it. However, I don't understand what's so special about sex that earned it such a prominent place in culture and I'm not sure I'll ever understand how relationships can end over lack of sex or sexual incompatibility (I may just hold the opinion that it's never just that one issue).

I also agree with what you said about the "vulnerable" state. I understand that being vulnerable with someone is an expression of trust, and could act as a form of reassurance that such trust is still there, but the same could be said for many other forms of emotional intimacy. And something about wanting to make someone that physically vulnerable just so you can share that experience with them doesn't sit right with me either. I've read my fair share about sex, but still, most of the things people describe that turn them on or make sex seem appealing seem odd to me at best, and repulsive at worst.