Bad sex. We’ve all had it. The kind that makes you stare at the ceiling, wondering if you should’ve just stayed home with a bottle of cheap sauvignon blanc and your vibrator. But here’s the question: do we owe bad sex a second chance, or do we just ghost, delete, and never risk the trauma again?
Out of curiosity, I asked people to shrink bad sex down into three easy words and the responses could double as one-star reviews.
Brutal, boring, forgettable.
The submissions read like complaints at customer service:
“Selfish, annoying, gross.”
“Painful, rushed, smelly.”
‘Too long.”
“Poor hygiene, bad motions.”
“Honestly, that last one sounds like a Yelp review for a failed pilates class.”
And yet… 72 percent admitted they gave bad sex a second try. Why? The reasons weren’t exactly noble. Most common?
They’re hot.
One person flat-out admitted: “Boredom.” Another: “Drunk curiosity.“
”Which makes round two sound less like hope and more like scrolling your ex’s Instagram at 2 a.m. You know better, but you still do it.
So what happened when they did give it another shot? Over half said it was still “meh, mid.”
One optimist swore, “Yes, way better.“
But more often, round two was just the same story in a different position.
The verdict on bad sex? Most people think it just needs practice. Sixty percent actually said yes.
But let’s be so for real: nobody wants to pause mid-thrust for a TED Talk on foreplay. And one responder nailed the problem: “Almost no man I’ve been with can find the clit.” Which tells me maybe it’s not practice we need, it’s a GPS system.
And the excuses? Chef’s kiss. If only their performance matched their creativity. One person dodged a second round with “Mommy told me to come home.” Another classic: “I’m tired now.”
But my personal favorite: “He followed an OF girl on TikTok.”
(In 2025, cheating apparently starts with an algorithm.)
So what happens if round two is still bad? Most people didn’t hesitate: Ghost forever.
A few were more generous, demoting him to a ‘daytime friend only’, basically someone you’ll hit up for a free dinner and drinks but never take your top off for. So maybe the real issue isn’t whether bad sex deserves a do-over. Maybe the issue is why we keep giving it one. According to the numbers, 70 percent of people have faked it just to get it over with. Which means round two isn’t a do-over – it’s a pity (expletive). .And as I sat staring at these answers, I couldn’t help but wonder: do we give bad sex second chances because we believe in chemistry or because drunk horniness and boredom force us to make stupid decisions twice?
Either way, it’s clear: bad sex may not deserve round two, but our dignity definitely does.