Two: For gay men, with no societal instruction on what happens when two guys fall in love or even just lust, pornography was for decades the primary means by which we could find those answers. We can sometimes treat our partners like crap while still holding our heads up high, yet can wax nostalgic about unbelievably satisfying sexual encounters, revering them as if they were religious experiences. But if that's true, then men definitely mythologize it too much for our own good.
One: Generally speaking, it's thought that women probably emotionalize sex a bit too much for their own good. Gay-listers (Images via respective studios)