Two friends were talking:

"So, how's your sex life" says one guy.
"Oh, nothing special – I'm having social security sex," his friend says.
"Social security sex"
"Yeah, you know. I get a little each month, but not enough to live on."

If you can relate to social security sex, then I don't need to tell you that sexuality is a healthy and important facet of our adult identity.

It can reveal a lot about us. For example do we tend to be open, trusting, reserved, liberal, physically orientated or verbal individuals?

Social scientists have traditionally spoken about sexual personalities in terms of dominance and submissiveness, but it's much more complex than that. By exploring the intricacies of our personal sexuality, we enhance self-awareness and promote self-growth. We also learn how to successfully communicate our sexual needs to our partners.

TRUE's psychology department conducted a unique study where we surveyed hundreds of men and women of various ages about their general attitudes toward sex, as well as their preferences for a wide range of specific sexual activities.

We discovered something unprecedented in scientific literature: sexual attitudes and behaviors cluster together in three different groups and within these groups, people's attitudes and behaviors form a hierarchy.

This new research showed that there are eight different sex types. They are:

• The Traditionalist: You're a conservative individual who is good at the basics and most comfortable discussing and engaging in predominantly conventional sexual activities.
• The Cuddler: You're generally a passive and submissive individual who likes physical intimacy, but tends to be shy about initiating sexual activities.
• The Surpriser: You're an individual who comes across as reserved and conservative to the outside world, but are actually quite effective in sexual communication.
• The Fantasizer: You express a keen interest in sexual things, but your interests are more fantasy-oriented and verbally focused.
• The Stimulator: You're comfortable talking, thinking and analyzing the idea of sex, but generally don't move into the provocative side in practice.
• The Pleaser: You're submissive with an attitude. You can discuss your fantasies and appetite for a wide variety of sexual activities, but you generally prefer a partner to initiate those activities.
• The Initiator: You're an individual who appreciates talking and thinking about a wide range of sexual activities. You generally prefer to initiate sexual activities rather than having your partner take the lead.
• The Maverick: You're adventurous, provocative and uninhibited. You appreciate and are generally comfortable talking about and engaging in a wide variety of sexual activities.

Each sex type is characterized by a distinctive, identifiable pattern of preferences. There's certainly some overlap in traits across the eight categories, but each sex type is also unique in important ways.

It's important to understand that none of the eight types is better than any other – your sexual personality is simply an extension of your broader personality.

And since your sexual attitudes and behaviors are, in large part, learned – it's possible that your sex type can alter over time or that you can consciously work to change it.

Knowledge of your sex type can enhance your compatibility by helping you and your partner identify similarities and potential conflicts in your sexual personalities. And through proper communication, it's possible for a person of one sex type to be compatible with any of the other types.

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