Sex means a lot of different things to different people. Our attitudes ideals and beliefs about sexuality are shaped fire culture family and religious upbringings. Men and women are often said different messages about sexuality there are also generational differences in the messages we are given about what it means to be a man or a woman.
Men and women are often told opposite messages about sexuality. Women are often told to downplay sexual interest and experience. Men are told to exaggerate their sexual experience and interest.