Bridal showers will not teach you anything about sex
“It is what happens when…when…you put a man and a woman together in a dark room.” There was a burst of laughter as we finally looked at the facilitator expectantly.
It was an effective ice breaker for a topic that is considered taboo, even in marriage. In fact, it is only during bridal showers that sex is discussed, though I think bridal showers are overrated.
Let me not even start on the stag nights. Bridal showers are immensely fun, if, and only if, they are a celebration of girlfriends, exchanging of gifts and wishing their soon-to-be-married friend happiness in the next chapter of her life.
However, if a couple has not gone through comprehensive premarital counselling, then there will be nothing at the bridal shower that will prepare them for the reality of marriage, leave alone the erotic side of it.
“What is sex?” asked the workshop facilitator, catching us off guard, throwing us into a state of righteous embarrassment. She was met with an uncomfortable silence, before someone managed a giggle and a hand went up, rather limply.
“It is what happens when…when…you put a man and a woman together in a dark room.” There was a burst of laughter as we finally looked at the facilitator expectantly.
