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PREMARITAL HETEROSEXUAL PETTING

Petting, by our definition, consists of physical contact, not involving insertion of the penis into the vagina or anus, between a male and female, designed (by at least one member of the couple) to produce sexual arousal. Consequently, it may range from a simple embrace or kiss to more extensive techniques such as mouth-genital contact. In our society, at least, premarital petting has become a rather stereotyped procedure wherein die techniques follow a relatively unvarying sequence: hugging and kissing, thence to breast manipulation, thence to the leg and up the leg by degrees to- the genitalia. Needless to add, petting is usually initiated by the male; the female either encourages, permits, delays, or stops his activity at some one of the transitional points in the sequence. Ordinarily the female does not touch the male’s genitalia until after he has stimulated hers. A sexually sophisticated couple, especially if they have had prior contact, may speed up the sequence of activity or omit the earlier stages.

There seem to be three types of petting, the differences being those of intent. There is petting that is undertaken for its own sake with no intention of consequent coitus; this is common among teenagers and young adults, and also among married adults in special situations such as cocktail parties. One might term this social petting. Secondly, there is petting as a mode of seduction. One member of the couple, generally the male, intends that it should arouse the other to a point where she (or he) will permit coitus. Not infrequently this results in sexual competition that is recognized as such by both parties, with coitus symbolizing victory for the male and defeat for the female. There is a great deal of such seduction-petting, and only a portion of it ends in coitus. Lastly, there is petting as acknowledged coital foreplay: this is the petting used by couples -who intend to have subsequent coitus.

While there are no inflexible criteria differentiaing these three types, generalities can be made. For example, complete nudity and mouth-genital contact are more common in foreplay petting and less common in social and seduction petting (although they may occur in the terminal phase of the latter if coitus results). Differences in sequence and duration also exist. Foreplay petting tends to involve genital stimulation soon, and the duration of the petting is relatively brief. Seduction petting tends to be very protracted, and genital stimulation is delayed. Social petting may be lengthy; for example, it may occupy the whole afternoon and evening of a collegiate picnic, or it may be extremely brief, as a fleeting contact at a party when a couple is momentarily out of the sight of others.

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