Technical Difficulties
When you think of the word ‘technical’, and try to apply it to the concept of ‘sex’, where does your mind go?
Mine, due to recent physical changes I’ve been experiencing, first goes to the fallibility of the human machine. To ‘technical difficulties.’ Mechanical failure.
While I wouldn’t categorize my sexual responses as ‘failing’, exactly, they are also not functioning in the way they once did. Malfunctioning? …eh. That’s not quite right either, but when it comes to the inner workings of the sexual machine, the term ‘planned obsolescence’ comes to mind. There is no handy toll-free number to call for a fix-it. Our physiological technology simply outdates itself eventually.
And if it doesn’t, well… Just as a vehicle eventually outlives its ability to maintain speed and provide a smooth ride – no matter how diligently we maintenance it every 5,000 miles – so too do we.
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