Yes? No?

At the mention of the word s.e.x., many people would run and hide, trying to avoid the topic altogether. Well, it struck my mind this morning while I was driving. And I realise that we the topic is in every family conversations. So why is it a taboo when we talk about it almost every single day?

Why do you shun the topic when it was brought up?
Why do you blush in red when your friends talk about it?
Why do you flash that disapproving look?

Now, don’t your aunts or great grand aunts ask, “When are you getting married?”
Don’t they mean when will be your first time?

Don’t parents frequently ask their married children, “Where’s my grandchild?”
And, don’t they mean are you having enough sex?

Even your conservative friends would ask, “Are you expecting soon?”
Don’t they mean how’s your s.e.x. life?

When you fill up survey forms and tick the column for ‘married’, the following question is “number of children”.
Isn’t it just another way of questioning your s.e.x. activity?

So, why do we consider it a taboo when we indirectly and implicitly talk about it? And we even accept the topic when it is crafted in another way. It may seem that we are just hypocrites, trying to avoid the hush-hush topic but we talk about it openly in a polished manner. In fact, the main issue here is… not what we say, but how we say it.

Yes? No?