Thinking About Becoming Sexually Active
What's making you think about having sex? Are you:
1) Being pressured by a boyfriend or girlfriend?
2) Running out of other things to do on a date?
3) Feeling pressured by your friends?
4) Afraid you'll be the last one on the planet to have sex
if you don't "do it" soon.
5) Think you need to have sex to prove your love?
Well those might be reasons, but they aren't good enough
reasons to have sex before you're married!
Here's why you shouldn't have sex before
Marriage:
If your boyfriend or girlfriend is pressuring you to have
sex, then they are interested in you for what they can get
from you, not what they can give to you. That's pretty selfish!
Your friends obviously aren't interested in what's best
for you if they think you should have sex now!
You are in the company of more than half of your classmates
if you choose to wait until marriage to have sex. Yes, across
the nation, more and more teens are choosing to wait...and
for good reasons.
If you think you need to have sex to prove your love, then
your relationship is in trouble. "I want your love"
really means "I want your body" and that sets
you up for a lot of heartache...and a lot of fear (fear
of pregnancy, fear of rejection. fear of sexually transmitted
diseases)
Did you know...
The most special gift a man and woman can give to each
other on their wedding night is the gift of virginity? Your
sexuality is priceless. Don't give it at a cheap price-you're
not for sale!
Intimacy should never be confused with sexual intercourse.
Intimacy is about sharing goals, dreams, fears and hopes.
When intimacy is defined as "having sex with someone",
then it's pretty shallow...and not intimacy at all.
You show respect for yourself and your date when you avoid
compromising situations.
If you're feeling tempted to have sex, join a peer-counseling
group at your school. They'll help you remain committed
to abstinence until marriage.
You can also e-mail us here at REACH.
Save the best for marriage...you're worth it and so is
your future spouse!
