Exhibitionist and voyeur

There are two sexual behaviors that tend to get really severe reactions. And the irony is that most adults are guilty of them — even if only to a certain degree — and on a regular basis. Exhibitionism and voyeurism refer to a wide range of behaviors — from completely consensual and harmless to illegal. The sexual acts they encompass are popular themes in erotic dreams, sexual fantasy and role-playing. Acts that are non-consensual and take place outside of an adult relationship are the ones that make headlines.

A leading blog on the science of sex, love, and relationships, written by social psychologist Dr. Justin Lehmiller. Sigmund Freud famously argued that human beings are "polymorphously perverse," meaning that we have the ability to develop sexual interest in virtually anything. Although Freud was wrong about a lot of stuff, he was definitely on the right track with this idea. In the infographic below, you can learn about a couple of unusual behaviors that turn some people on: exhibitionism and voyeurism.

Voyeurism means that a person likes looking at the sexual parts of other people or likes to watch other people doing sexual things while whoever the voyeur is watching is unaware. The Bible is less clear, and the many different fundy Christians probably disagree. Fundamentalists hardly ever give women more freedom than men so a good Christian wife should probably look modestly away when her husband comes to her undressed.