aei_haruko said:
idk, i think that it's the paramount of a realation, which is to pass the genes of your partner and you unto another human being. It's an amazingly beautiful thing, and I think that you REALLY need to have intamacy to have sex, if you don't want to be with another person, why put yourself and your genes into a kid with that person?
That's where protection comes in. Sure there's a risk, but part of why people want to have sex is for pleasure and not procreation. That, and for some people, they don't see sex as this really deep moment, rather "hey let's both enjoy ourselves for a while". You're sharing intimate details with them, but usually for the main reason of getting pleasure. If neither of the partners want to stick around, then they don't have to.
Personally, I think sex is what you make of it. It can be this private act that should be shared with someone you love, or it's just a way of satisfying your desires with someone who is willing to participate and maybe get something out of it too. It depends on what both parties want at the time.