Quote Originally Posted by ACIN
Do you mean to tell me that you have sex to build up your immunity? Or to have a good night sleep? Sure I can see having sex to relieve stress, but stress isn't exactly the demon it is painted out to be.
Err, yes of course I do. That is not to say, pleasure is not a big incentive.
I believe I was twelve when my mother (both my parents are physicians) gave me the first talking to about sex (I wasn’t active at the time, don’t get any ideas) – she was mainly concerned with informing me about every risk in detail and how to avoid them, yet she also delicately outlined the necessity for a good sex life.
Building up on that through disparate lectures at various points in my life, I do go through life with the knowledge that not having sex is very unhealthy for me, and that it will negatively affect my professional performance and social interactions.

P.S. Oh and you've no idea how insidious stress proves to be; it's almost impossible to self-asses the degree to which you're experiencing it.

that casual sex worked for many people, that still doesn't make it the correct choice (and I am not talking about morals here)
Then what are you talking about? Because any sort of negative biological repercussion is totally avoidable.