"The classic marriage stuff I follow: No P in the V until it's sealed in the temple, after which point everything is fair game as long as it's in the marital bed. Then I'm introduced to "soft swinging," and now Love Island-level activities are sometimes okay, but telling someone about a sex dream at the gym is a definite no-go."
"Both Marciano and Jessi have been exonerated on the penetration front. Jessi gets a "significant reaction" on whether she lied about anything regarding the situation with Marciano, as well as whether she's told any lies about Demi. The table starts wondering how polygraphs work. Like, would telling Demi you liked her outfit when she looked like a Temu Bratz doll count toward the test result?"
Mormon relationship norms present a patchwork of rules and contradictions around romantic and sexual behavior. Premarital sex is prohibited until a temple sealing, after which sexual activity within marriage is permitted. Some behaviors, such as "soft swinging" or Reality TV–style encounters, receive ad hoc acceptance while casual disclosures about sexual dreams are condemned. The definitions of "on a break" and "separated" carry different expectations about celibacy and permitted social contact. Polygraph testing is introduced as a verification tool, prompting skepticism about what constitutes deception. Production involvement and shifting boundaries provoke emotional conflict and confusion among partners.
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