Why Do We Feel Compelled to Make Sex Mean Something More?

Humans seem to have a unique relationship with sex. It's often enmeshed with societal expectations, emotionality, and internal stories.

In this episode, Stacey explores the tension between our inherent biology and our need to make meaning and our struggles with sex and intimacy.

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Bonobos, our evolutionary cousins who use sex as a social lubricant

Dolphins appear to use sex for social bonding

Chimps use sex for hierarchy and play