You're Not Ready to Have Sex If:
10/21/2013 09:56:00 AM
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- You think sex = Love
- You feel pressured
- You're afraid to say no
- It's just easier to give in
- You think everyone is doing it (they're not)
- Your instincts tell you not to
- You don't know the facts about pregnancy
- You don't understand how birth control works
- You don't think a woman can get pregnant the first time (she can!)
- It goes against your moral beliefs
- It goes against your religious beliefs
- You'll regret it in the morning
- You feel embarrassed and ashamed
- You're doing it to prove something
- You cant support a child
- You cant support yourself
- Your idea of commitment is a 3-day video rental
- You believe sex before marriage is wrong
- You don't know how to protect yourself from HIV - the virus that causes AIDS
- You don't know the signs and symptoms of sexually transmitted infections (STIs or STDs)
- You think it will make your partner love you
- You think it will make you love your partner
- You think it will keep you together
- You hope it will change your life
- You don't want it to change your life
- You're not ready for the relationship to change
- You're drunk
- You wish you were drunk
- Your partner is drunk
- You expect it to be perfect
- You'll die if it's not perfect
- You can't laugh together about awkward elbows and clumsy clothes
- You're not ready to take of your clothes
- You think HIV and AIDS only happen to other people
- You think you can tell who has HIV just by looking at them
- You don't think kids get HIV (they do!)
- You don't know that abstinence is the only 100% protection against sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy
- You haven't talked about tomorrow
- You cant face the thought of tomorrow
- You'd be horrified if your parents find out
- You're doing it just so your parents find out
- You're too scared to think clearly
- You think it will make you more popular
- You think you owe it to your partner
- You think it's not OK to be a virgin
- You're only thinking about yourself
- You're not thinking about yourself
- You can't wait to tell everyone about it
- You hope no one will hear about it
- You wish the whole think never came up
IT'S OK TO WAIT!
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