condoned by society; natural meaning sex for procreation, attendant pleasure, and an expression of love. Under the Contrary falls acts of extramarital and premarital sex that, although natural, are frowned on. Society often does more than frown on prostitution, but it’s arguably natural. Bigamy, polygamy, polyandry, and interracial and common-law marriage are condoned in some societies, unsanctioned in others. Chastity is arguably unnatural, but no one’s going to stop you from being celibate, while sex with someone who has taken a vow of celibacy, such as a priest or a nun, is frowned on by
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