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Talking with your partner about postponing sex

There a lots of good reasons to postpone sex:

Allows you to experience other areas of your life before you have a sexual relationship.
You can develop stronger relationships based on trust and friendship, without complicating emotions with sex.
It may be in accordance with your spiritual values.
You won't have regrets later for not waiting for the right person.
Postponing sex frees you from worrying about unplanned pregnancy and STDs.
You will gain the respect of others for sticking to the decision that is right for you.

Before you talk to you partner, think about your reason for postponing sex and why your partner should support you in that decision.

Here's some example statements you can try with your partner.

They Say "This will bring us closer."
You Can Say "Yes and waiting gives us the opportunity to get even closer. If we wait, we'll get to know each other even better. The closer we are, the better it will be."

They Say "What's wrong, don't you wanna be with me?"
You Can Say "Of course I want to be with you. I find you attractive and I love you. We don't have to have sex just yet to express that to each other."

They Say "Why put off what's eventually going to happen anyways?"
You Can Say "And when it happens we're not going to have any regrets that we waited."

They Say "Are you really trying to tell me that you have something?"
You Can Say "What I'm saying is that I'd rather wait and be safer than sorry."

 
 

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