Teen with All Wrong about Sex

 

          By Susan Browing Pogany

          Many teens find the sexual experience unhappy because they realize they began having sex for all the wrong reasons. Here are some of them:

• Curious - they want to experience or to get experience
• They want to be cool or popular, or to impress their friends
• As an escape from loneliness
• As an escape from boredom
• As an expression of rebellion or anger toward their parents
• Because they think everyone is doing it
• To keep a girlfriend or boyfriend who is pressuring them
• Boy want to be macho, prove they're men
• Some girls, too, want to show they're tough
• As a means of communication
• Trying to score with as many partners as possible
• They want affection and intimacy
• They're afraid their partner's feelings will be hurt if they say no
• They think their partner will love them more
• They want to prove they're mature
• They want to get it over with

             Young people who have sex for these reasons can have an empty, sad experience and may feel ashamed later. (Sex Smart)