Clara is a typical self-made woman in her thirties. In a bright white shirt and trendy sneakers, she sits across the room. She dips a tea bag into the cup of hot water I just handed her. When the water is the right color, she starts to speak. “Because I’m single, I never actually have sex, and let me tell you, I’ve really had it with that.”
Cautiously, she takes a sip of her tea. “I just want to enjoy myself sometimes, too,” she then sighs. “How do other single people deal with that?”
A great question, because there are now more singles in the Netherlands than ever before. And well, how do they do it? Of course, people can have great sex with themselves and there are a lot of toys on the market that can provide the necessary variation. Also, a
“But I’d rather not just sleep with a strange guy,” Clara says decidedly. “Really fine if other people do that you know. I’ve done it myself sometimes. But the sex is often not too good when you don’t know each other’s bodies at all … and it feels unsafe, too, by the way.” Clara frowns and then shakes her head.
