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wants to feel like a failure? Let your man know how much
he pleases you and he’ll trip over himself to keep it going.”
Again, I think about Perry. Had I ever let him know
how much he pleases me?
“Isn’t that a little unfeminist?” I ask.
“Feminist schmeminist. I’m a humanist. I’m a practicalist!
I’m not saying you should do what your boyfriend wants
to do if it’s dangerous or disgusting. I’m not suggesting you
sacrifice yourself for him. Never. No way. All I’m saying is
this: If you want him in your life, let him be who he is. And
join him while he’s being himself.”
“What about sex?” Celeste blurts out. Aunt Marty leans
her head back against the booth, sighs.
“Ah, yes. Sex.”
We hold our breath. Aunt Marty takes her time. I can’t
help but admire her again. She knows how to work a room.
Even if that “room” is three teenagers who know next to
nothing.
“Girls make the mistake of thinking sex is the way to a
boy’s heart,” Aunt Marty says finally. “It isn’t. It’s the way to
another organ. Period. Girls who have sex too soon regret it
because they rarely get what they want: love. Never forget
that guys separate sex and love; girls confuse the two.
Besides, it’s the girl who takes on all the risk—pregnancy,
diseases. Why do it? Believe me, sex is not worth the risk
until much later. Until you’re in a committed relationship—
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