Miriam Grossman wrote, "Like it or not, hard science suggests that intimacy initiates a trusting bond."
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* that behaviors considered aberrant by society and medicine are natural, while self-restraint is not
* that behaviors considered aberrant by society and medicine are natural, while self-restraint is not
* that regular sexual behavior - with or without a committed relationship - is necessary and healthy
* that regular sexual behavior - with or without a committed relationship - is necessary and healthy
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* that any and all of these activities can be free of consequences, as long as they're "protected"<ref> [http://www.amazon.com/dp/1595230459/ref=rdr_ext_sb_ti_sims_1 Unprotected] - by [[Miriam Grossman]]</ref>
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* that any and all of these activities can be free of consequences, as long as they're "protected"<ref name=unprotected> [http://www.amazon.com/dp/1595230459/ref=rdr_ext_sb_ti_sims_1 Unprotected] - by [[Miriam Grossman]]</ref>
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==Intimacy and trust==
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[[Miriam Grossman]] wrote, "Like it or not, hard science suggests that intimacy initiates a trusting bond." Unprotected, p. 12<ref name=unprotected/>