[Tax-chick]

... how is that possible to gain from any sex at any age?

That is rather my opinion as well. Male learns he enjoys genital pleasure. Duh. Learning stops.

[Mrs. Don-o]

I think good marital sex can cultivate intimacy and love.

[Talisker]

That is rather my opinion as well. Male learns he enjoys genital pleasure. Duh. Learning stops.

There's a bit more to it than that, I think.

My point was just that sex, in and of itself, does not intrinsically create character in a man - or a woman. I would say, rather, that it's a powerful way to express and strengthen character, than develop it in the first place.