Chances are, your partner will be relieved that you brought it up. Feeling stuck? Here's some suggestions to help get the conversation started. Choose a time and place for your talk that is relaxed and comfortable, before you are intimate (that means before you take your clothes off!). Start off on a positive note. Let your partner know that you really care about him or her and that's why you want to talk. Be up front and direct about your feelings and what you feel comfortable doing now. Feeling a little embarrassed or shy? Most people do! But, if you are confident about your facts—and stay true to what feels right for you—it will be a whole lot easier and you'll feel better for having done it. It's YOUR Sex Life after all—own it! And, if even talking about sex with your partner sounds too overwhelming, then you might want to ask yourself if you are really ready to have sex with this person?
It’s YOUR (Sex) Life and that means you decide when you are ready—and when to wait to have sex. But you have to communicate how you are feeling to your partner. Otherwise how can they know what you are thinking? Check out these tips to help you talk with your partner about waiting to have sex.
Ready for sex? Before you “get busy” you need to get on the same page with your partner about protection and that means talking about it. Don’t accept those lame excuses for not using condoms! Check out these tips to help you talk with your partner about using condoms.
Let’s get this straight up front: you can not tell if someone has an STD by the way he or she “looks.” The only way to know whether you or anyone else has an STD is to get tested—and that means talking about it. Check out these tips to help you talk with your partner about getting tested for STDs.
