I think we miss the boat when we spend so much time talking to teens about sex when the better conversation is one about “love!”
When a young lady tells me she has sex in order to show her boyfriend how much she loves him (which is one reason high school girls give me for having sex), I immediately think that she needs a lesson in “Love-Ed” –a term coined by another student. And my response to her is:
What are you going to do to show yourself how much you love YOU? You have to love yourself first before you can really love anyone else.
When you love YOU, you don’t make decisions that could jeopardize your chances of reaching your dreams and goals. When you really love others, you don't let them make decisions that are harmful for them either.
What is more important than showing your boyfriend how much you love him is showing yourself and others how much you love and respect YOU!
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