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Rebecca Coffey

EXPLAINED: Diddling while rome burns | Rare Historical Photos

Sexy woman in fishnet stocking sitting with medical mask Getty Images/Oleg Elkov

Rest in peace, vanilla sex. It was a casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the hearts and minds of many Americans.

Mind you, sex itself seems to be alive and well. Indeed, according to an early release of data from a survey conducted by psychologist Justin Lehmiller of the University of Indiana's Kinsey Institute and presented in late 2021 at the National Sexual Health Conference, the average American wants oodles of sex, and now they want the kind that pushes them out of their comfort zones.

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