Libido

The Bible addresses an awful lot of practical items, and libido is one of those (just barely).

The apostle Paul mentions it in his writings as a qualifier for marrying versus staying single.  Of course we all know that marriage's primary identifier is a consensual, monogamous sex life which takes the work and the risk out of managing one's libido.

So what exactly is libido?

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One of the smartest men I know shared with me that despite the fact that he was homeschooled (by his pastor parents) prior to pursuing his engineering degree from a very reputable public university, masturbation was never looped into the curriculum.  Therefore, not unlike the majority of us, he was also just as much left in the dark as we were (within adolescence) as to what to make of our sexual desires.

I mean, if you can't talk openly about libido at your home school...you know there's a problem / disconnect in discussing sexuality period.

I can remember so vividly hearing Dr. James Dobson address adolescent libido to his audience of conservative Christian (mostly women) by regurgitating the mantra he divulged to his son, Ryan.  And that was, "...try not to masturbate too much, son."

Wow.  Really, Dr. Dobson?  That's it?