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Young people (18- to 24-year-olds) wanted to try something new during the pandemic, and sexual experimentation is miles more attractive than trying out another sourdough starter.

restrictions were lifted, 18- to 24-year-olds told pollsters that over the previous three months they were more likely to have sex on the first date, send nudes and experienced more instances of “backsliding” with exes during lockdown.

With mountains of erotic media available online and through a veil of sexting, they were ready for adventures, like trying new sexual positions, toys or kinks. Even sex tapes made a comeback. “It’s fun to use sex as a distraction and a way to forget about what’s going on, so testing out new styles and toys allows you to lose yourself in the experience more,” one person told pollsters. And another: “The pandemic made me and my sexual partners more freaky.”

“It kind of lessened the desire because we were forced to be with each other 24/7,” one respondent said. Others referred toThirty-seven per cent of young people admitted to “backsliding,” saying they got in touch with former flames. Mohamed said he asked members of his organization about it “and the answers were very honest: ‘Hey, I lost my job, I have nowhere to go. Either I move in with my ex or I move in with my parents who live in another city.

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