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* ButWeUsedACondom: Efren mentions to Dr. Marin the contraceptives as one of the biggest incentives for the sexual liberation, the doctor then points out that there's no 100% secure contraceptive, and some can have side effects that make them impractical for frequent use.
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* AManIsNotAVirgin: Deconstructed, Efren says to Dr. Marin that today's young men "train themselves" to satisfy their future partners, and that no man would want to "arrive as a newbie" to marriage, the doctor patiently listens to him and then tears apart his argument, by saying that sex is not about technique and experience, its about ''feeling'', and that in fact past experiences accumulate and can become "garbage" that prevent enjoying sex.
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* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: [[spoiler: Efren and Dhamar on their wedding night]], also one of the main messages of the book is that sex with love is awesome.
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* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: [[spoiler: Efren and Dhamar on their wedding night]], also one of the main messages of the book is that sex with love is awesome. awesome.
* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: The novel has a a strong Pro-Life message: In his backstory, Efren impregnated his old girlfriend Jessica and wanted her to abort, while she pleaded and begged for their baby, Efren gave her the money for the abortion which she took and vanished from his life. Also, Efren mentions to Dr. Marin the abortion as one of the incentives for having sex freely, the doctor then gives him a copy of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_silent_scream The Silent Scream]]. Efren has a HeelRealization after watching it.
* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: The novel has a a strong Pro-Life message: In his backstory, Efren impregnated his old girlfriend Jessica and wanted her to abort, while she pleaded and begged for their baby, Efren gave her the money for the abortion which she took and vanished from his life. Also, Efren mentions to Dr. Marin the abortion as one of the incentives for having sex freely, the doctor then gives him a copy of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_silent_scream The Silent Scream]]. Efren has a HeelRealization after watching it.
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* AManIsNotAVirgin: Deconstructed, Efren says to Dr. Marin that today's young men "train themselves" to satisfy their partners, and that no man would want to "arrive as a newbie" to marriage, the doctor patiently listens to him and then tears apart his argument, by saying that sex is not about technique and experience, its about ''feeling'', and that in fact past experiences accumulate and can become "garbage" that prevent enjoying sex.
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* AManIsNotAVirgin: Deconstructed, Efren says to Dr. Marin that today's young men "train themselves" to satisfy their partners, and that no man would want to "arrive as a newbie" to marriage, the doctor patiently listens to him and then tears apart his argument, by saying that sex is not about technique and experience, its about ''feeling'', and that in fact past experiences accumulate and can become "garbage" that prevent enjoying sex.
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* TeacherStudentRomance: Efren's mother tells him that her first sexual experience was at 15 with one of her teachers. It was her life's secret.
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* TeacherStudentRomance: Efren's mother tells him that her first sexual experience was at 15 with one of her teachers. It was her life's secret.secret.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Joanna delivers one to Efren right after he finishes having sex with her, for failing to satisfy her.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Joanna delivers one to Efren right after he finishes having sex with her, for failing to satisfy her.
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* AllMenArePerverts: Also discussed by Efren with his friends and a teacher.
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* EveryoneIsRelated: Lampshaded by Efren when he learns that [[spoiler: Dhamar and Joanna ''are cousins''.]]
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* EveryoneIsRelated: Lampshaded by Efren when he learns that [[spoiler: Dhamar and Joanna ''are cousins''.]]cousins'']].
* EveryoneHasLotsOfSex: Efren says this to Dr. Marin to justify his lifestyle.
* EveryoneHasLotsOfSex: Efren says this to Dr. Marin to justify his lifestyle.
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* EveryoneIsRelated: Lampshaded by Efren when he learns that [[spoiler: Dhamar and Joanna ''are cousins''.]]
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* AmIJustAToyToYou: Joanna's attitude to Efren after he sleeps with her.
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* LetsWaitAWhile: Dhamar gives to Efren this treatment when they begin dating.
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* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: [[spoiler: Efren and Dhamar on their wedding night]], also one of the main messages of the book is that sex with love is awesome.
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* MyGirlIsNotASlut: Efren settles in the end for Dhamar who is still a virgin.
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* MyGirlIsNotASlut: Efren settles in the end for Dhamar [[spoiler: Dr. Marin's receptionist, Dhamar]], who is still a virgin.
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* MyGirlIsNotASlut: Efren settles in the end for Dhamar who is still a virgin.
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* STDImmunity: Averted as mentioned above.
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Discussed in a few chapters, by Efren and his friends, Dr. Marin and Efren's mother.
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* AttemptedRape: Efren's stepfather attempted to rape his sister Marietta (aged 12) after coming home drunk one time, he was stopped by her mother.
* AuthorFilibuster: Dr. Marin serves as the author's mouthpiece for exposing his ideas on sexuality.
* AuthorFilibuster: Dr. Marin serves as the author's mouthpiece for exposing his ideas on sexuality.
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* AuthorFilibuster: Dr. Marin serves as the author's mouthpiece for exposing his ideas on sexuality.
* AttemptedRape: Efren's stepfather attempted to rape his sister Marietta (aged 12) after coming home drunk one time, he was stopped by her mother.
* AttemptedRape: Efren's stepfather attempted to rape his sister Marietta (aged 12) after coming home drunk one time, he was stopped by her mother.
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* HotForStudent: Efren's mother tells him that her first sexual experience was at 15 with one of her teachers. It was her life's secret.
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* SheIsAllGrownUp: Marietta, because of this her stepfather attempted to rape her, further [[spoiler: the picture on Dr. Marin's house shows that she blossomed into a quite a beauty.]]
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* SheIsAllGrownUp: Marietta, because of this her stepfather attempted to rape her, further [[spoiler: the picture on Dr. Marin's house shows that she blossomed into a quite a beauty.]]]]
* TeacherStudentRomance: Efren's mother tells him that her first sexual experience was at 15 with one of her teachers. It was her life's secret.
* TeacherStudentRomance: Efren's mother tells him that her first sexual experience was at 15 with one of her teachers. It was her life's secret.
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* HotMom: Efren considers his mother to be quite attractive for her age.
** IWasQuiteALooker: Further, he imagines that in her youth she must have been really beautiful.
** IWasQuiteALooker: Further, he imagines that in her youth she must have been really beautiful.
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* SheIsAllGrownUp: Marietta, because of this her stepfather attempted to rape her, further [[spoiler: the picture on Dr. Marin's house show that she blossomed into a quite a beauty.]]
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* SheIsAllGrownUp: Marietta, because of this her stepfather attempted to rape her, further [[spoiler: the picture on Dr. Marin's house show shows that she blossomed into a quite a beauty.]]
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* SheIsAllGrownUp: Marietta, because of this her stepfather attempted to rape her, further [[spolier: [[spoiler: the picture on Dr. Marin's house show that she blossomed into a quite a beauty.]]
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* SexEqualsLove: Thoroughly subverted and deconstructed, Efren's mother even mentions to him that this idea was the cause for the distancing between her and his father: "We only spoke the same language when we made love."
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* SexEqualsLove: Thoroughly subverted and deconstructed, Efren's mother even mentions to him that this idea was the cause for the distancing between her and his father: "We only spoke the same language when we made love.""
* SheIsAllGrownUp: Marietta, because of this her stepfather attempted to rape her, further [[spolier: the picture on Dr. Marin's house show that she blossomed into a quite a beauty.]]
* SheIsAllGrownUp: Marietta, because of this her stepfather attempted to rape her, further [[spolier: the picture on Dr. Marin's house show that she blossomed into a quite a beauty.]]
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* HiddenDepths: Efren is surprised when he hears the whole story of their past from his mother, he even thinks that he never imagined his mother would have such depths.
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* HelloNurse: Joanna is described in this way in the opening paragraphs of the book.
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* HotForStudent: Efren's mother tells him that her first sexual experience was at 15 with one of her teachers. It was her life's secret.
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* MamaBear: Efren's mother when she fights his stepfather for attempting to rape her daughter Marietta.
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* PizzaBoySpecialDelivery / CheatingWithTheMilkman: Efren's mother when telling him about their past mentions that she started an affair with a repairman who went to fix electrical appliances, the repairman would later become Efren's stepfather who abused him and his mother.
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* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler: At the end of the book Efren learns that Dr. Marin was his father all along by looking at the picture of a beautiful young woman dedicated to the doctor and signed "Marietta", the name of his long lost sister.]]
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* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler: At the end of the book Efren learns that Dr. Marin was his father all along by looking at the picture of a beautiful young woman dedicated to the doctor and signed "Marietta", "Marietta Elvear", the name of his long lost sister.]]]]
* SexEqualsLove: Thoroughly subverted and deconstructed, Efren's mother even mentions to him that this idea was the cause for the distancing between her and his father: "We only spoke the same language when we made love."
* SexEqualsLove: Thoroughly subverted and deconstructed, Efren's mother even mentions to him that this idea was the cause for the distancing between her and his father: "We only spoke the same language when we made love."
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* AuthorTract: The novel is one big tract promoting sex until marriage and only by love.
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* AuthorTract: The novel is one big tract promoting sex until marriage and only by love.love.
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler: At the end of the book Efren learns that Dr. Marin was his father all along by looking at the picture of a beautiful young woman dedicated to the doctor and signed "Marietta", the name of his long lost sister.]]
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler: At the end of the book Efren learns that Dr. Marin was his father all along by looking at the picture of a beautiful young woman dedicated to the doctor and signed "Marietta", the name of his long lost sister.]]
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The plot is centered on Efren Elvear, a college-aged young man with an active sexual life, who on the night's prom he starts an conversation with Joanna an attractive girl whom he have had a crush on, after a few drinks and dancing he sleeps with her but finds the experience unfulfilling. Worse, he acquires an STD; while looking for a physician he comes across the card of a specialist on "sexual dysfunctions" called Dr. Marin. Efren goes to him for his STD treatment but the doctor in his several sessions with him makes him change on his views on love and sex.
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The plot is centered on Efren Elvear, a college-aged young man with an active sexual life, who on the night's prom he starts an conversation with Joanna an attractive girl whom he have had a crush on, after a few drinks and dancing he sleeps with her but finds the experience unfulfilling. Worse, he acquires an STD; while looking for a physician he comes across the card of a specialist on "sexual dysfunctions" called Dr. Marin. Efren goes to him for his STD treatment but the doctor in his several sessions with him makes him change on his views on love and sex. sex.
A sequel/follow-up was written by the same author.
A sequel/follow-up was written by the same author.
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''Youth in Sexual Ecstasy'' (Juventud en Extasis) is a novel by the Mexican author of self-help books Carlos Cuauhtemoc Sanchez.
The novel is dedicated to young readers and deals with the themes of love, dating and sex, while promoting the more conservative values on those topics.
The plot is centered on Efren Elvear, a college-aged young man with an active sexual life, who on the night's prom he starts an conversation with Joanna an attractive girl whom he have had a crush on, after a few drinks and dancing he sleeps with her but finds the experience unfulfilling. Worse, he acquires an STD; while looking for a physician he comes across the card of a specialist on "sexual dysfunctions" called Dr. Marin. Efren goes to him for his STD treatment but the doctor in his several sessions with him makes him change on his views on love and sex.
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* AuthorTract: The novel is one big tract promoting sex until marriage and only by love.
The novel is dedicated to young readers and deals with the themes of love, dating and sex, while promoting the more conservative values on those topics.
The plot is centered on Efren Elvear, a college-aged young man with an active sexual life, who on the night's prom he starts an conversation with Joanna an attractive girl whom he have had a crush on, after a few drinks and dancing he sleeps with her but finds the experience unfulfilling. Worse, he acquires an STD; while looking for a physician he comes across the card of a specialist on "sexual dysfunctions" called Dr. Marin. Efren goes to him for his STD treatment but the doctor in his several sessions with him makes him change on his views on love and sex.
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* AuthorTract: The novel is one big tract promoting sex until marriage and only by love.
