Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Personal issue privacy

[Ryan O'Dowd (odowdr]

sex seems to be the great taboo in our culture. 

On Tue, 31 Jan 1995, Rob Sandelin wrote:

> Joani brought up the issue of personal privacy in regards to sex, 
> relationships, kids, money etc.
> 
> One question which really intrigues me about my own community is how 
> and where those boundaries of sharing got set.  And also how attached 
> people have become to those boundaries without realizing they are present.
> 
> The kids/parenting stuff gets attention and discussion at Sharingwood.  
> Sex lives, money, religious and spiritual beliefs, relationships 
> between couples or even singles, doesn't.  It is almost as if they are 
> somehow taboo subjects for group discussion although there has never 
> been any conscious decision made not to talk about them, we just don't. 
>  (or maybe everybody but me talks about them and I'm out of the loop)
> 
> Rob Sandelin
> Sharingwood
>