Quote: Uschi said: To take this further from this mathematical-esque depiction, when the person B gets to know each person X before coming into sexual contact with them, the chance of contracting a deadly AIDS is minimised. The promiscuous populations A and N and Q are at higher risk because they allow themselves to be prey for creepy lechers who contract STDs/AIDS and don't care if they pass it on.
You're prematurely assuming that B knows how much knowledge to encompass from his sexual partners before proceeding with intercourse.
My point there was really that in a relationship you A) are more likely to talk about life-long things like diseases and B ) you are more likely to desire not to spread a deadly virus such as AIDS to the person you are in a relationship with and C) is it more likely you have the oppertunity to find out if your partner has anything (like through blood donations/sample checks) than if you frequently go out for one night stands and order prostitutes.
That said, I didn't really understand your sentance.
I think you misused 'encompass.'
In an ideal world maybe but that's not always the case, even in a non-sexual relationship.
Case in point, I dated my ex for 9 months. In that time, I told him my history within the first month of our dating. I knew he was divorced with 2 kids, but that was pretty much it. I knew he used to go to church, but didn't become saved until his marriage fell apart. As we dated we talked about getting married, but he always remained tight liped about his past. So finally after wondering for 8 months, I asked him if he was a virgin when he got married (just testing the waters here) to which his answer was no. Because of the way he answered my next question was would he have told me had I not asked, to which his answer was no.
I'm sorry, but you can't be in a relationship with someone, sexual or not, talk about marriage and not tell them your sexual history. I'm not talking specifics here, just basic information.
So no, being in a relationship is no gaurentee that you'll know your partner's history.
It's a rented tux ok? I'm not going comando in another man's fatigues.
