Osee  +  462916 Fri, 11 Jan 08 05:55 AM I see this on a female's T-shirt with a bird (like dove or pigeon) as background. So can you tell me what's this phrase mean? Does this phrase have other meanings when leaving the background? Thanks. Osee Joined on Mon, Jan 8 2007 Canada Regular Member 922 Truths are hard to prove, rumors are easy to make.

	Delmobile  +  462928 Fri, 11 Jan 08 06:28 AM All I know is it's a rather romantic name for the idea of having sex outside of marriage. Quite a lot of it, I believe. According to this Wikipedia article, the term dates as far back as the 19th century. I didn't realize that. Delmobile Joined on Wed, Jan 2 2008 Contributing Member 1,017 Articles, Dates, Marriage

	Alan.es  +  462951 Fri, 11 Jan 08 08:04 AM The symbol and the expression was used a lot during the 60's era of flower power and the hippie movement. This was a time of sexual revolution for women because new forms of contraception supposedly freed them from the fear of unwanted pregnancies - so 'free love'. I always advise my young students and their parents to be very careful of buying T-shirts with slogans in English which they don't understand. Some of them are very bad English but also say things which the wearer, usually, doesn't intend. However, for good or bad, sometimes they do. They often cause me to smile anyway. Alan.es Joined on Sun, Apr 16 2006 Full Member 303