Sexcetera

May, 1977

Big MouthsTo whom do you go when you really want to open up and share your thoughts in an intimate conversation? In an interview with psychologist Valerian Derlega of Old Dominion University in Virginia, we found that "most men tend to confide macho sexual exploits or business successes to their male friends, but they'll share their feelings and failures with their lovers." Derlega says this is a fairly recent phenomenon. "Women's lib has made a lot of changes in middle-class valu...