View source for OWL 7-9 Session 22: Decision-making


=== Questions to ask before getting involved in intercourse ===

* How do I feel about intercourse?  When would it be right for me?  Under what conditions and with what kind of person?
* How does the other person feel?  How do those feelings fit with my own?
* What makes me feel I want to have intercourse right now?  Is there any chance I am pressuring or exploiting them?  Are they pressuring or exploiting me?
* What do I expect it to be like?  What if it’s bad and I don’t enjoy it?  How would I feel about myself?  About my partner?
* How would we feel if others found out about our relationship?
* Do I really TRUST my partner completely?
* What if this turns in to a strictly sexual relationship and that’s all we ever do?  Is that OK?
* What extra strains might come up in our relationship once we’ve had intercourse?
* How would I feel if we broke up?

- from Champlain Valley UU Society, Middlebury VT, www.cvuus.org


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