Week 10

Before Netflix and chill just meant a quiet night in watching your favorite movies or TV shows. We all know this term has a new, and more popular, meaning now. People use it as an invitation for sexual activities which may or may not involve watching something at some point while over at their place. While this is a funny concept for me to think and write which is pretty commonly used I have also seen some interesting implications for couples or those in relationships.

I remember seeing that the most common time streaming services are used is 10pm-11pm. There are also accusations that Netflix is killing sex lives because partners would rather use the streaming service than get intimate with their partners. If you do any research on the internet on this you’ll see arguments both ways, but I wanted to share what I thought and see what you thought in this blog. Personally, I don’t think Netflix is necessarily the thing preventing sex between partners. If someone wanted to have sex with their partner I think they would be able to chose that over watching a movie or show (or they’d do both). However, I think it may be something people use to avoid having sex if there are underlying issues or other problems in the relationship. It is much easier to say, “I want to watch this movie so no” rather than, “I’m mad at you and don’t want to/I don’t want to because of this thing going on in our relationship” I’m not saying this is a good or healthy way to approach the problem, but I do think it may be less confrontational and therefore an easier way out.