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Originally Posted by hildea
I don't agree -- sex scenes done well can give important characterization, as well as plot.
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I agree. Done well, they can add a lot to the plot and character development.
Sex is interaction between characters that can say a lot about them, what they're thinking, feeling, how they see each other... Like any other scene that should be important to the story. Someone who's charming to your face on a first date but a jerk to wait staff, or venders, can be very telling. Selfish sex can as well.
Too many times sex scenes, and eating scenes when it comes to that, just seem to be thrown in, as filler space. In those cases, they're certainly skippable, and not the sign of a really great writer.