"Making love" annoys the hell out of me, personally, because sex and love are not the same thing. There's obviously overlap; I love Hubby and have sex with him, and I love S2 and have sex with him. But I've also had sex with men I didn't love--and one or two who I didn't even particularly like (*cough*ex-husband*cough*). And I've been in love with a guy who was completely celibate, so there was no sex of any kind involved.
If I'm in a more tolerant mood than I am today, I would say "making love" is a subset of sex: to me, it's between/among people who actually are in love with each other, and it's gentler and more caring or considerate than other types of sex. But as a euphemism for sex in general--hell to the no.
If I'm in a more tolerant mood than I am today, I would say "making love" is a subset of sex: to me, it's between/among people who actually are in love with each other, and it's gentler and more caring or considerate than other types of sex. But as a euphemism for sex in general--hell to the no.