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I think sex should be reserved for committed relationships with people who really trust each other & are ready to deal (together) with any potential consequences. This is preferably (although not necessarily) in the context of marriage.

You might say it doesn't affect me but it actually does. It puts me at a higher risk of being criminally victimized, because most criminals come from single-parent households, which are caused by hookups.

Teens especially should listen to their parents, if their parents don't want them to have sex. Because if a teen gets pregnant or gets someone pregnant, who's gonna be the ones who are financial responsible? Probably the teen's parents.

I've always been jealous in my relationship. My boyfriend told me he has a friend from his hometown he's known since he was 16. They're 26 now. They've had sex once as teens apparently, and he says she's a good friend now and wants to hang out with her when he goes back home. I got upset and in the end told him I did not want them spending time alone. He got mad I didn't trust him but then agreed he wouldn't see her. A few days later she texted him and he hid his phone, eventually confessing she had texted him saying hi and he knew I'd be mad.

Weeks later and I realized I was being too controlling to the point where he felt like he had to hide things. I apologized and said that I wanted him to feel like he could tell me things and that if he wanted to hang out with this friend he could. Was that the right thing to do? I realize sometimes the right thing isn't always the easy thing.