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In contemporary society, sex is commonly regarded as a recreational experience, but it's not always so. Often times people have had to endure having sexual intercourse, mentally detaching themselves from the physical act and simply going through the motions and passively allowing the unwanted or unsatisfactory sexual encounter to finish. While this can happen to someone of any gender, it's far more common to occur with female characters. The phrase "Lie back and think of England" refers to the societal expectation that women should endure or submit to sexual activity with their husbands, even if they are not particularly enthusiastic about it. Although the phrase originated in Britain, this stigma extends globally as it reflects a traditional and repressive view of sexuality and gender norms, where women are expected to prioritize their role as wives and mothers over their own desires. This is often associated with the belief that All Women Are Prudes who are simply incapable of enjoying sex, feigning headaches, stomachaches, and menses to get away from their "marital duties." Today, such beliefs are frequently recognized as sexist and oppressive, undermining female agency and suppressing their sexual autonomy, but many still do believe that it's better for a woman to endure if it will bring her male partner happiness. Although historically this coping mechanism is more prevalent in marriages (especially of the Arranged Marriage kind or ones where Marital Rape License is invoked), fiction often portrays characters using this type of mental disengagement to deal with several kinds of unwanted sexual encounters, usually of the Questionable Consent nature, if not straight-up sexual harassment or rape. This can include scenarios where characters are forced to have sex by a third party such as Aliens Made Them Do It or Mate or Die situations. Or they may need to engage sex in order to fulfill a specific goal such as a seducer sleeping with a target, participating in a Sex Magic ritual, or simply for reproduction purposes. Sometimes one character may zone out simply because their partner is simply incredibly bad at sex. This trope is frequently visualized via a Revealing Hug, with the partner on the top "doing all the work," while the other looks to the ceiling with a blank or vacant expression, sometimes with Dull Eyes of Unhappiness, Empty Eyes or a Thousand-Yard Stare. Not to be confused with: Anorgasmia, for when a character is physically unable to climax during consensual sex; Think Unsexy Thoughts, which is when a character deliberately imagines something unpleasant so as to avoid or delay sexual arousal; Unfocused During Intimacy, which is when two characters have consensual sex for recreational purposes, but at least one of them can't help but be distracted for various reasons. Contrast The Loins Sleep Tonight or Speed Sex for when a character wants to have sex but is unable to get aroused or has finished too quickly. When the emphasis is on a husband's "right" to force sex on his wife, see Marital Rape License. See also Awful Wedded Life for when nothing about being in a relationship is enjoyable. See British Stuffiness and Stiff Upper Lip for National Stereotypes associated with this trope about the British. See also Incompatible Orientation, Paralyzing Fear of Sexuality, and Sex Is Evil, and I Am Horny. Examples: |
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