Masturbation allows some dissipation of sexual tension before, and to some extent during marriage. Sensuality and sexuality Sensuality is not the same thing as sexuality. Any type of pleasurable sensual stimulus itself is not specifically sexual. Its sexual implications ultimately lie in the eye, ear, nose, tongue or touch of the beholder. Sensual experiences give pleasure to the body but don't necessarily involve a partner.
Erotic experiences occur in specifically sexual situations.
Romantic experiences arise in a loving and caring, but not frankly sexual, situation. Some people are equally responsive to sensual, erotic and romantic stimuli. Others may respond more strongly to one type of stimulus than to others. The years between puberty and marriage are for many a time of intermittent sexual frustration. This sociobiological problem is exacerbated through the assiduous cultivation of erotic interest as an instrument of commerce in the fields of advertising, the Internet, TV, fashion and publishing.