11 People Reveal Why They’re Completely Against Casual Hookups

“Visiting a stranger, inviting a stranger home, or being alone with them in some hotel room is extremely dangerous. I don’t want to put my life or property at risk.” — ColdParty1148

“I don’t like the idea of being so intimate with someone and then never seeing them again.” — DravenPrime

“The worst shags I’ve ever had have all been one night stands. Hooking up with a specific partner is just better. You know what you’re doing, they know what they’re doing, and you can easily reach mutual satisfaction. When it comes to rougher stuff or kinky things, there’s established knowledge of what’s going to get your partner off better, so they’re going to try get you off better along with knowing what is and isn’t okay. Not everyone likes the same stuff, so I tend to find casual hookups to be boring.” — Nath_davies98

“I don’t want to be objectified and don’t want to objectify anyone. It’s hard for me to perceive someone just as a sexual object and reject other parts of them that make them a whole person.” — ColdParty1148

“I already need an eternity to be myself around new people. By the time I would be comfortable enough to get naked and do the horizontal flamenco, it would already be considered a relationship.” — Small-Program-7461

“I prefer to have an emotional connection with my partner.” — Shapeless98

“The polarization gives me anxiety. I don’t like the feeling of someone who doesn’t even know what my favorite color is or last name having seen my genitals. It always seems fun leading up but it feels so strange and lonely the day after.” — Palladininpluto

“The risks outweigh the benefits for me. A one-night stand doesn’t always guarantee fun, so it’s not even a 100% there. Also, the added risk of STDs and unwanted pregnancies. The person can be a creep, criminal who may decide to kill/harm/stalk. The person can also be just weird. It may be fun for a second but these maybes listed above can ruin someone’s life. Hence, not interested.” — 7kekkei_genkai7

“When I was younger, I asked several of my close friends why they did one-night stands. Nobody was able to sell me on it. For the most part, they didn’t even try. From their descriptions, it sounded like once in a while it scratched an itch that needed scratching, and other than that it just sucked. Usually disappointing, occasionally dangerous, generally left people feeling worse-off, especially cumulatively. Always gave me the impression that it was more of a compulsion than anything that anyone was consciously choosing to make their lives better. So easier just to draw a line in the sand and preemptively decide against them, in my view. On a more personal level, my feeling about sex is that feelings always get involved, intentionally or not. But other people might be different that way.” — KireGoTI

“Grew up being taught to be careful who you have sex with, some religious stuff, and I’m just picky. I don’t care what people do in their lives, but I choose what to do in mine, and I don’t do casual sex. From my observations, seems like a lot of people have regret at some point later because if it.” — Sionnach_Rue

“For me, it’s because I believe you should have sex with someone you love. Again that’s just me everyone can do what they want and if that’s what they want, all power to them.” — Miserable_Olive5787