sexual intercourse

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Sexual intercourse is physical coupling between two people, typically involving penetration of the vagina by the penis.

The term is somewhat clinical, appearing in legal, medical, and educational contexts more often than casual speech.

In everyday conversation, people usually say *sex* or use slang alternatives.

The health class covered sexual intercourse and contraception.

reproductive

conception

Formation of an idea

ovulation · fertility · sperm · egg · pregnancy · contraception · breeding · copulation · mating · coitus

romantic

passion

Intense emotional drive

  • desireIntense wanting
  • lustIntense carnal appetite
  • intimacyEmotional closeness between people

sensuality · arousal · foreplay · seduction · tenderness · affection · embrace · caress · kissing · love-making

Opposites
physical intimacy level

sexual intercourseabstinence

Voluntary forgoing of indulgences

celibacy · chastity · virginity · handshake · personal space

sexual activity vs. abstention

sexual intercourseabstinence

Voluntary forgoing of indulgences

celibacy · chastity · continence · self-denial · restraint

connection type

sexual intercourseplatonic love

Emotional bond sans desire

emotional intimacy · spiritual connection · brotherly love · sisterly love · agape

Family

sexual, pansexual, sexuality, bisexual, homosexual, intercourse, asexual, sexually, heterosexual

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