Moonriver

Let me answer that—I had the same question a while back, too XD There’s a real scientific fact that people often misrepresent: Southeast and East Asia are the global “cradle” of influenza. Due to high population density and close contact with birds and pigs in rural areas, new flu mutations tend to emerge there and then spread to the rest of the world. Since the strains mutate first in Asia, people there get the “fresh,” new virus before anyone else. By the time that same flu reaches other countries months later, scientists have already studied it, and the virus has lost some of its initial contagiousness. That’s where the false impression comes from that colds “hit them harder.” I’ve heard that saying several times, but it’s because of the way it’s portrayed in TV, anime, manga, k-dramas, and everything related to them. The exaggeration of a minor cold into a near-fatal event stems directly from Japanese societal pressures—specifically, the “Obligation to Push Through.” In Japanese school and corporate culture, there is immense pressure to prioritize the collective and not miss obligations. Characters routinely ignore early symptoms, walking around in the rain or overworking themselves until their bodies physically force them to collapse—you know the rest. Ultimately, the dramatic manga fever serves the exact same narrative purpose as Western television’s “stuck in an elevator” cliché—it isolates two characters from the rest of the world so they are forced to deal with their feelings :-P

Just an overused trope

its mostly just an exaggeration to convey emotional effect. but if we’re talking about manga that has a summer setting, fever or fainting is not that surprising since japan is so humid to the point many ppl died because of heat stroke afaik….

that's so interesting!!!!! Thanks for the answer (≧∀≦)

Idk maybe it's the position of the buttom?
Like maybe staying in an awkward position strains the back? Idk man

I'm gonna have to hold your hand when I say this.....

No.....it genuinely hurts and no its not abt the position..its abt the physical strain that your body goes through

Whether it's gay or heterosexual sex, back pain is normal. Tension builds up in the pelvic floor, the muscles are directly connected to the pelvic floor muscle network. If penetration occurs without sufficient relaxation, lubrication, or is performed too quickly, these muscles contract strongly as a reflex. That pelvic tension radiates directly to the lower back. The receiving partner often assumes positions where they arch their lower back sharply or keep their legs raised for a long time, which strains the lower back muscles. The mental focus required to relax that area causes unconscious stiffness in the rest of the body. And besides, manga artists include it because it adds to the comedy after the “first time.” o.o

Ahhh is that so.....i thought back pain was a different thing ...

Nahhh the person in the upper comment already explained in detail :')

Haha XD Whether we're young or old, sex takes effort—that's why there's that joke that sex time is exercise time. I forgot to mention that sometimes the tops get tired, too, because they have to keep moving their hips back and forth or lean over the bottom partner.

Yhhh and that's why it baffles me when they go at it for a really long time ...like are they superhuman

Ahh my first and one and only time. I almost died from pain (not backpain) so I said no sex, so instead we cuddled the whole night, i wonder what my back would've gone through if we continued

im gonna stay celibate for the rest of my life bro

It makes sense, although me or none of my friends never experienced this. Idk, it just sound strange to me. The only bad aftermath I occasionally have is urine infection, but it's been a long time since the last time it happened

And it's not like I don't have experience （/TДT)/ although it's by far my favorite type of sex, I already had sex with big dicks (23cm) bagging non stop for 30 minutes. Idk lol, I will investigate with my friends, str8/bi women and gay/bi men, will comeback later with responses

I’m glad you’ve had good, pain-free experiences—there’s a lot to learn from that :D I’m actually pretty sensitive to pain; when my partner holds me tightly, I even end up with bruises, but that’s because I’m too soft I guess ;-; From what my straight friends have told me, they said their pelvis and back hurt during long-time sex, but they pretended to enjoy it so their boyfriends wouldn’t notice. Well—I’ve heard that a lot. I also read that the ovaries and uterus are closely connected to the spine, so keeping that in mind... Anyway, big respect to those who have anal sex—because outside of fiction, I can’t imagine doing that without dying lol

I'm utterly terrified of anal sex why oh boy how do you even do that

imma confess smtg tho . Even if that hurt i definitely wanna do it again

Im not ngl… im very curious and have tried by myself… the only thing that sucks is I don’t seem to derive pleasure from it…. like it’s okay, it doesn’t hurt to me, just doesn’t feel anything but weird and unusual… maybe I would need to try with someone else ? but my point is, it’s really not all that terrifying. just takes patience and practice