Shop at adult sex stores? Sure, readers say

I've shopped at plenty of sex shops over the years. Hey, I'm an adult, I'm perfectly comfortable with my sexuality, and I really couldn't care less what anyone else thinks about it, because it's my life! America has such a weird love-hate relationship with sex: You see it EVERYWHERE, yet so many people are so hung up about it. It's the 21st Century folks, get over it and enjoy yourselves. I do!!!!!
Jonathon, Ann Arbor, Mich.

My boyfriend and I would love it if we had an adult superstore in our area, if it was like Fascinations. The only ones around here are built on the interstate and you never know what you'll find there so we don't want to go and find out. I don't see anything wrong with them. I think it's their location and the ways they present themselves on dark roads that just scream "Here's the porn perverts!"
Jamie, Marble Hill, Mo.

Absolutely, land of the free!!!!
Tracy, Charleston, W. Va.

As a Christian, I fully believe that you sometimes must do something to keep your intimacy alive and well. However, you can take it too far by purchasing pornography videos. You also should not be purchasing things in a sex shop if you are not married. This is my Christian view of things, after being educated by my church. Things in sex shops are OK to use if you are married and keeping them within the marriage, but there are also things in there (pornography) that as a Christian you should stay away from as stated in the Bible.
Anonymous, Missouri

I do shop, online and in person, at sex shops. And I applaud the change over from the "red light district" sticky-floor store to a place where you can actually read the labels on the products and can get information without the greasy looking guy behind the counter snickering and leering at you. What consenting adults do in the privacy of their homes ain't nobody's business but their own. Period.
Kate, Deering, N.H.

I already do and have for at least a decade if not longer! I think it's great that shops are going more mainstream. What a silly world we live in that people freak out by sex toys!!
Bren, Pasadena, Md.

Yes, my boyfriend and I have visited the local Love Boutique a couple of times. Although there are quite a few things that make us a little squeamish or we would never try, I have no shame in being seen in there. It's not dirty, it's to enhance our intimacy.
Kellie, Holt, Mich.

I would love to have an adult superstore in the area; buying online is so difficult because you can't see the merchandise before buying. Also, I have a latex allergy and it's hard to find warning labels online shopping.
Terri, Bel Air, Md.

I work across the street from that Fascinations in what is an upscale part of Tempe. The store is impeccably clean and organized, so I can't imagine anyone would feel sleazy going inside. It's like walking into a Target, but with dildos.
Margot, Tempe, Ariz.

Why shouldn't I? There are shops for just about everything else. It is unfortunate that most of America has a stigma towards openly discussing sex and sexual-related activities as natural activity. America, while claiming freedom, is one of the countries most concerned about what people do in their private lives. It makes people uncomfortable here to think of sexual subjects, particularly subjects that go against conservative religious morals and values. I choose to let the schools of social thought advise me, not rule me. My sex life is mine, so I should think for myself and not be embarrassed to experiment and have a little fun with it.
Jennifer, Smyrna, Tenn.  

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