Does every parent have sex to have children?

Last updated on June 1, 2022

Question:

Recently, I was wondering whether every parent has sex to have children? I don’t believe that with my parents. They are asexual, I think.

Answer:

Despite the photo evidence, I realize that it is hard to imagine your parents as once being young. Yet, at one time your father was your age. He dealt with sexual feelings, just like you. At some point he married your mother and, yes, they had sex.

Not all parents are able to have children. Some adopt children. Some end up with children because they marry someone who already had children. Some have to use a medical procedure to end up with children. But, in general, a child is conceived because a man and a woman had sex. Ideally, those couples are married and provide a proper home for their children.

As people age, their bodies start to fail in different ways. For some, the sexual functions are impacted. Thus, sex becomes less frequent. But in the vast majority of cases, parents just keep their sexual life hidden from their children.

Question:

How do they do that? I still can’t imagine that. My younger sibling is a couple of years younger than me so does that mean even when I was a little boy they still had sex? I don’t know why the urge for sex for a lot of people is really high. The max for me is kissing, which I have never done and won’t for a while since I am young. Personally, I try to stay away from this stuff.

Answer:

You will find your sexual urges strongest when you are in your late teens and early twenties. By that time, you will better understand.

For most married couples, sex is something they do when they go to bed together. That is why you are not aware of it — you are sleeping during that time.