We want to feel naughty, we want to feel hip. Have a secret underground life. It's the flip side to our Puritan impulse. And it seems safe. The world today is a dangerous place, especially for giddy young lovers.
Sex can mean death.
People kill each other all the time. We know it. Our world is a dangerous place and distance protects us. But remember, it separates us, too. It allowed a last refuge of hope.