History Main / SexIsGood

Often the natural extension of ImAManICantHelpIt. The supertrope of GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex, SexFaceTurn, GladToBeAliveSex, UnproblematicProstitution, and many others. The arch-enemy of SexIsEvil. Related to STDImmunity. Compare SexIsInteresting. The HeroicSeductress is this trope personified.

** There's also a whole book (Literature/SongOfSongs, a.k.a. Song of Solomon) devoted to sex and romance (the Literature/BookOfProverbs says of the man's wife, "Let her breasts satisfy you always"), and there's even bits in the New Testament (especially the Literature/BookOfCorinthians) about not "depriving" your mate of sex, except by mutual agreement for a short time.

* ''Everything'' by Creator/RobertAHeinlein, particularly ''Literature/StrangerInAStrangeLand'' and ''Literature/TheMoonIsAHarshMistress''.

** Sex is good as long as [[SexEqualsLove it is to be used within marriage]], and there are whole chapters devoted to it, e.g. not going with "strange women" (harlots), not committing [[YourCheatingHeart adultery]] nor [[IncestIsRelative incest]], with reasons given.

Often the natural extension of ImAManICantHelpIt. The supertrope of GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex, SexFaceTurn, GladToBeAliveSex, UnproblematicProstitution, and many others. The opposite of SexIsEvil. Related to STDImmunity. Compare SexIsInteresting. The HeroicSeductress is this trope personified.

* Same thing with the Smurfs in ''Fanfic/HeroTheGuardianSmurf'' story series, except that they can't use sex to procreate... at least, not yet, according to what Mother Nature says on the issue in a mini-story.

** There's also a whole book (Literature/SongOfSongs, a.k.a. Song of Solomon) devoted to sex and romance ("her breasts shall satisfy thee always"), and there's even bits in the New Testament (especially the Literature/BookOfCorinthians) about not "depriving" your mate of sex, except by mutual agreement for a short time.

* Same thing with the Smurfs in ''Fanfic/HeroTheGuardianSmurf'' story series, except that they can't use sex to procreate... at least, not yet, according to Mother Nature in a mini-story.

* Played with in ''Film/BeyondTheLights''. The movie is basically one long public service announcement against the hyper-sexualization and objectification of women by the music industry. However, sex ITSELF is a different story: Noni and Kaz clearly have [[MileHighClub no]] [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex objections]] to that particular activity!

-->--'''Corporal Josh Ray Person''', ''Series/GenerationKill''

* Despite depicting an overwhelming amount of [[SexIsEvil disturbing sexual content]], ''{{Manga/Berserk}}'' gives the audience one example of [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex good sex]] between OfficialCouple Guts and Casca. Both have had their share of traumatizing sexual experience [[spoiler: both being victims and survivors of sexual assault, Guts in particular having been out-and-out ''raped'' as a kid]], but used their new-found love with each other [[IntimatePsychotherapy to mend their old wounds]] [[SexEqualsLove and strengthen their relationship.]] Plus they enjoyed the physical aspect immensely.

* ''ComicBook/ElfQuest''. Sex is good in just about every situation, as per the EverybodyHasLotsOfSex universe. Even if nature decides two elves should have a child together against their will, they inevitably enjoy it and the child is always celebrated as precious new life because BabiesMakeEverythingBetter. For what it's worth, these in-universe rules only apply to elves- one storyline has Mender seducing a couple of human women, but as "normal" human women, it only succeeds in seriously screwing up their lives. Pini came up with this storyline after becoming concerned that an impressionable teenager might read ''[=ElfQuest=]'' and conclude that sexual relationships lacked meaningful negative consequences.

* In ''Literature/TheBible''. Sex is good as long as [[SexEqualsLove it is to be used within marriage]], and there are whole chapters devoted to it, e.g. not going with "strange women" (harlots), not committing [[YourCheatingHeart adultery]] nor [[IncestIsRelative incest]], with reasons given.
** There's also a whole book (The Song of Songs, a.k.a. The Song of Solomon) devoted to sex and romance ("her breasts shall satisfy thee always"), and there's even bits in the New Testament (especially the Literature/BookOfCorithians) about not "depriving" your mate of sex, except by mutual agreement for a short time.
** Also, the very first command God gives to Adam and Eve is [[BabiesEverAfter "Be fruitful and multiply,"]] and his first command to Noah, after the TheGreatFlood, is "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth."

--> "Sodomy, fellatio, cunnilingus, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick pederasty]]... Father, why do these words sound do nasty? Masturbation can be fun - join the holy orgy, Kama Sutra, everyone!"

* Despite depicting an overwhelming amount of [[SexIsEvil disturbing sexual content]], ''{{Manga/Berserk}}'' gives the audience one example of [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex good sex]] between OfficialCouple Guts and Casca. Both have had their share of traumatizing sexual experience [[spoiler: both being victims and survivors of sexual assault and rape]], but used their new-found love with each other [[IntimatePsychotherapy to mend their old wounds]] [[SexEqualsLove and strengthen their relationship.]] Plus they enjoyed the physical aspect immensely.

* In ''Literature/TheBible''. Sex is is good as long as [[SexEqualsLove it is to be used within marriage]], and there are whole chapters devoted to it, e.g. not going with "strange women" (harlots), not committing [[YourCheatingHeart adultery]] nor [[IncestIsRelative incest]], with reasons given.
** There's also a whole book (The Song of Songs a.k.a. The Song of Solomon) devoted to sex and romance ("her breasts shall satisfy thee always"), and there's even bits in the New Testament (especially the Book of Corithians) about not "depriving" your mate of sex, except by mutual agreement for a short time.
** Also, the very first command God gives to Adam and Eve is, [[BabiesEverAfter "Be fruitful and multiply,"]] and his first command to Noah, after the TheGreatFlood, is, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth."

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* In ''Literature/TheBible''. Sex is is good as long as [[SexEqualsLove it to be used within marriage]], and there are whole chapters devoted to it, e.g., not going with "strange women" (harlots), not committing [[YourCheatingHeart adultery]] nor [[IncestIsRelative incest]], with reasons given. There's also a whole book (The Song of Songs aka The Song of Solomon) devoted to sex and romance ("her breasts shall satisfy thee always"), and there's even bits in the New Testament (especially the Book of Corithians) about not "depriving" your mate of sex, except by mutual agreement for a short time.

* It might surprise some people, but this trope is played straight in ''Literature/TheBible''. Sex is to be used within marriage, and there are whole chapters devoted to it, e.g., not going with "strange women" (harlots), not committing [[YourCheatingHeart adultery]] nor [[IncestIsRelative incest]], with reasons given. There's also a whole book (The Song of Songs aka The Song of Solomon) devoted to sex and romance ("her breasts shall satisfy thee always"), and there's even bits in the New Testament (especially the Book of Corithians) about not "depriving" your mate of sex, except by mutual agreement for a short time.

* Despite depicting an overwhelming amount of [[SexIsEvil disturbing sexual content]], ''{{Manga/Berserk}}'' gives the audience one example of [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex good sex]] between OfficialCouple Guts and Casca. Both have had their share of traumatizing sexual experience [[spoiler: both being victims and survivors of sexual assault and rape]], but used their new-found love with each other [[IntimatePsychotherapy to mend their old wounds]] [[SexEqualsLove and strengthen their relationship.]] Plus they enjoyed the physical aspect immensely. Of course, [[spoiler:all of this is just to further strengthen the emotional devastation that occurs during the Eclipse, where Griffith in his demon form rapes Casca in front of Guts to the point that she goes insane, and regresses to having the mind of a young child.]]

* The [[SoBadItsGood hilariously bad]] hentai manga ''Anal Justice'' takes this SerialEscalation.

* Despite depicting an overwhelming amount of [[SexIsEvil disturbing sexual content]], ''{{Manga/Berserk}}'' gives the audience one example of [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex good sex]] between OfficialCouple Guts and Casca. Both have had their share of traumatizing sexual experience [[spoiler: both being victims and survivors of sexual assault and rape]], but used their new-found love with each other [[IntimatePsychotherapy to mend their old wounds]] [[SexEqualsLove and strengthen their relationship.]] Plus they enjoyed the physical aspect immensely.

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* Used to an absurd degree in ''Film/RiskyBusiness''. At the beginning of the movie, Joel is a virgin, and an insecure loser. As a result of his having sex with a call girl (and subsequent snowballs) he- gets into Princeton, gains an incredibly hot girlfriend, and develops a great deal of self-confidence. Moreover, it's implied that this confidence was also gained by [[spoiler:all the guys who dipped into their trust fund for the one-night brothel]]. His ridiculous ability to evade any negative consequences for these acts of [[IdiotHoudini poor judgment]] is lampshaded by the pimp near the end, who states that he really ought to just kill Joel outright considering all the trouble he's caused.
* ''Series/NipTuck'' has this in spades. Regardless of the context, sex only ever seems to make any situation or relationship better, as it seems to magically make any character that engages in it stronger and more self-confident. Take the twins in the second episode of the series, who are emotional basket-cases when they realize that getting surgery to make themselves look different was a bad idea, but all of three scenes later are happy and well-assured having just engaged in a threesome with Christian.
* ''Forever Amber'' takes this view of sex in regards to its setting of 17th century England. It fits this trope clearly as there are only ever two situations where sex is presented as bad- when done with the wrong expectations, and when you ''don't'' do it for whatever reason. It's still up to debate, though, whether the characters' views on this status quo are necessarily correct. It's worth noting, after all, [[spoiler:that near the end it takes Lord Carlton several chapters to realize what a terrible idea it is to have sex with Amber now that he's married. The liberal views Charles II holds on sex are almost certainly the reason why his wife ends up too frail to give him a legitimate heir. And to top it all off, Amber's a pathetically fragile emotional wreck at the end of the book, ditching the entire posh lifestyle she had been working so hard for on the off-chance that Lord Carlton would take her back.]]
* Subverted in ''Sparks: An Urban Fairy Tale''. Jo doesn't necessarily believe this trope (as can be seen when she drags a heavily inebriated acquaintance outside of a room of horny frat guys), but she is willing to be optimistic about it in the right circumstances. [[spoiler:And it turns out to be a terrible idea. In spite of the heartfelt conversation they have beforehand, the actual sex act physically hurts Jo, and afterwards the guy says it's a one-time-thing, meaning that for all his consternation about living the pigeonholed life of a high society playboy he's not willing to actually fight against it. The experience ends up leaving Jo even worse off than where she started.]]

* ''Everything'' by Creator/RobertAHeinlein, particularly ''Literature/StrangerInAStrangeLand'' and ''Literature/TheMoonIsAHarshMistress''.

* ''{{Hair}}''.
--> "Sodomy, fellatio, cunnilingus, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick pederasty]]... Father, why do these words sound do nasty? Masturbation can be fun - join the holy orgy, Kama Sutra, everyone!"
* Despite depicting an overwhelming amount of [[SexIsEvil disturbing sexual content]], ''{{Manga/Berserk}}'' gives the audience one example of [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex good sex]] between OfficialCouple Guts and Casca. Both have had their share of traumatizing sexual experience [[spoiler: both being victims and survivors of sexual assault and rape]], but used their new-found love with each other [[IntimatePsychotherapy to mend their old wounds]] [[SexEqualsLove and strengthen their relationship.]] Plus they enjoyed the physical aspect immensely.