Do you think sex is getting out of hand amoung young people?

Question

by the way i'm 14 so i just wanted a different aspect from older people.

Answer 1

I think protected sex in young people long since overdue. Who is anyone to say that you can't have natural relations with another person as long as you are responsible and protect yourself from disease/pregnancy?

protection not abstinence

Answer 2

I'm a mom of a 14 year old, and yes I think it's getting out of hand. Nowadays, there is a pressure on high school kids to be hot and sexy, that this is almost an expectation.

Enjoy your teenage years. I've met very very few people who wished they had sex earlier than they did, but a lot of people who wished they had waited.

I'd like to know why people feel they need to rush into sex, instead of waiting for the right person.

With the possibilities of pregnancy, STDs, and casual relationships, why just do it with a stranger. Why not wait until it is someone who wants to be there for you and is committed to you?

Additional details: Take a look at the gender of the people who say to go ahead at this age...why are they in a rush to do it?

Answer 3

Sex is nothing new people are much more explicit that's all.
You are 14 but not yet a stage to manage sex in the manner an adult can. The one personal, precious thing you possess is you virginity. Keep it precious to be shared with that special person, one day. It is not old fashioned to think that way. Many young people are abusing and misusing their body. Be yourself. Concentrate on your studies. Sex is a precious act and should not be abused.

Answer 4

it certainly seems to be much more prevalent in your age group than it ever was in mine, and I'm not that old. But when I was at school I knew of only one girl who became pregnant, and she was 16, it was a rarity and not something we heard about on a daily basis. Now I see young girls of 13 and 14 pregnant or with children already.
I think the media bombards teenagers with images if what is 'important' and one of those things is to have a boyfriends, dress provocatively. Magazines designed for teen are full of articles about how to get a boyfriends, how to keep one, what to wear, how to kiss, what to do if you think you're pregnant.
All we got was a visit in school from a community nurse, who stood at the front of the class, talked about periods and greasy hair, acne and how to treat it. Asked if we had any questions, and then with a sigh of relief scuttled away before we could think about any questions.

Answer 5

Not in the slightest. There is no more teenage sex going on in 2006 than there was in 1966, absolutely none. The problem is that there are simply more people keeping an eye on it and talking about it these days, which is understandable given the myriad of diseases out there these days. I just dont understand whats so hard about wearing a condom?

-J.

Answer 6

Yes I think more and more young people are having sex at earlier ages. The government is trying to raise the age of consent but more than ever I think the media and entertainment world push sex too much influencing the youth of the world.

Answer 7

It's getting way out of hand among most age groups. (premarital sex, I mean - sex outside of marriage, which is incredibly foolish and rather dangerous as well).

But God isn't mocked. Whatever you sow, you will also reap. If you sow evil, you will reap evil [and STD's are just a part of that]. It's been that way for the 6000 years man has been in existance, and it won't change until doing evil is no longer possible (which will be relatively soon, on the time/eternity scale).

Answer 8

when i was 14 sex was" my hand". but to get to your question, ABSOLUTELY NOT the he age at which people have sex hasn't changed in millenniums. what has changed is the age at which we get married, which is a cultural thing and it has nothing to do with religion either a catholic today in the us gets married at a much latter age than a catholic from france in the 1200's. the religion is the same but the secular culture is what changed. the idea of educating women and allowing them to be equal is what is creating all the tension on this issue. when women were just expected to marry and be housewives you got married at the age at which you started having sex. As we started expecting women to be educated and go to college you have premarital sex becoming an issue. the age of the sex didn't change the age ot which women got married changed

Answer 9

I think the spending that guys do to give girls gifts are way out of hand. This tends to lead to 'you owe me something' that sometimes leads to obligation and sex. Sex is given so much freely now. There are so few that wait for that special someone or when they are old enough to vote. So far my kids are waiting (16 & 13). We are close and I know all their friends so I can tell, but my fingers are crossed because I know it will be so much better if they wait (^.^)

Answer 10

Children are experimenting with sex at younger and younger ages without the proper information of the risks, which are not limited to unwanted pregnancy and disease, but also with the emotions and sometimes confusion, that requires much more maturity than young people are equip to handle. I think children should enjoy their youth and innocence for as long as possible. Having sex does not automatically mature you, but it does bring you the responsibilities and concerns of adults. Why rush to deal with adult "problems"?

Answer 11

Yes, as a matter of fact I do. I wish people would realize being intimate with someone is supposed to be very special and not something you do because you're bored or you like someone. The analogy I think of is....it should be bottled water and instead it's now tap water. It's still water and it will quench your thirst but it doesn't taste as good and it's got yucky stuff in it that's not good for you.