Modern sexuality faces a significant problem: it has become a performance test. The article argues that nowadays it's not enough to simply feel desire, find someone, and share pleasant moments. Instead, expectations have risen drastically, demanding an impeccable body, permanent energy, creativity, and intense physical preparation.
Social media contributed to this pressure, creating the illusion that everyone maintains an extraordinary sex life, except the reader. Couples appear in posts smiling, passionate, and seemingly well-rested, while embarrassing or common situations, like cramps during the act, are never shared.
In real life, various factors interfere with intimacy, such as physical problems (knees, back), heartburn, sleepiness, pets, and the legitimate fear of making daring moves that could result in injuries. The person ends up going to bed not knowing if they're going to make love or compete in an artistic gymnastics event.
The text concludes that real life rarely makes for pretty photos or causes envy, contrasting with the idealized image presented on social media, where failed or everyday moments are never shown to the public.
