Sociosexual orientation (or sociosexuality) refers to an individual difference in the willingness to have sex outside of a committed relationship. Individuals with a more restricted sociosexual orientation are less willing to engage in casual sex; they prefer greater love, commitment and emotional closeness before having sex with romantic partners. Individuals who have a more unrestricted sociosexual orientation are more willing to have casual sex and are more comfortable engaging in sex without love, commitment or closeness.
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“Every orientation presupposes a disorientation.”
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