I’ve just come across this interesting contrast between (mainland) European** and American attitudes toward sex – especially teenage sex. It says a lot about the relative incidence of teenage pregnancy and STIs between the US and Europe. Check out these adverts for a visual demonstration of the differences and decide for yourself which approach is the better and more healthy (for mind and body) – you might find an arousal of your interest.
** Sadly the UK is more in line with America than mainland Europe.
Hat-tip: MySexProfessor.com
While the UK and the US see sex as something which teenagers need to be protected from rather than educated for there will always be the difference in statistics. It seems to me that we can't get it right by simply saying sex is good – whatever the circumstances – we need to look at it in the same was as Europe does – part of a loving relationship – even if that relationship is not destined to last forever.