18+, The Trobrianders : The Tribe Where Kids Start Having Sex At 6 – Papua, New Guinea

These islanders from a remote tribe in Papua guinea seem like a case

study in the ultimate consequences of the sexual revolution.

Girls want sex just as much as guys, and kids start having sex at a

very young age — 6-8 for the girls and 10-12 for the guys —

with no social stigma.

They change partners often. Women are just as assertive and

dominant as men in pursuing or refusing a lover.

This is not only allowed but encouraged. There are few customs about

dating to inhibit “hooking up” and, of course, revealing clothing has

been taken to its limit, with girls actually going topless. However,

everybody have sex whenever they want.

In the Trobriand Islands, there is no traditional marriage ceremony.

A young woman stays in her lover's house instead of leaving it before

sunrise. The man and woman sit together in the morning and wait

for the bride's mother to bring them cooked yams.

The married couple eat together for about a year, and then go back to

eating separately. Once the man and woman eat together, the

marriage is officially recognized.

When a Trobriand couple want to marry each other, they show their

interest by sleeping together, spending time together, and staying

with each other for several weeks. The girl's parents approve of the

couple when a girl accepts a gift from a boy.

After that, the girl moves to the boy's house, eats her meals there,

and accompanies her husband all day. Then word goes out that the

boy and girl are married.

If after one year, a woman is unhappy with her husband, she may

divorce him. A married couple may also get divorced if the husband

chooses another woman.

The man may try to go back with the woman he left by giving her

family yams and other gifts, but it is ultimately up to the woman if

she wants to be with that man.