“…The university student years are a time when many young adults engage in the negotiation, development, and management of orientations to sex and sexuality. Previous research has examined sex-related phenomena including sex as a characteristic of risky behavior (see, e.g., Lindgren et al, 2009;Smith et al, 2011), the practice of casual sex (see, e.g., Grello et al, 2006;Paul and Hayes, 2002) and sexual relationships between students and academic staff (see, e.g., Richards et al, 2014;Taylor, 2011). However, less is known about how students discuss and negotiate matters of sexual behavior in naturally occurring interactions, particularly in online communities.…”