94 percent of teens say
they want a strong message
to abstain from sex until at
least after high school.

       

Local Teen Pregnancy RatesSexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)Emotional ConsequencesImportant Facts

Emotional Consequences
The emotional consequence of choosing abstinence until marriage can lead to positive feelings that can help you accomplish many of your goals and dreams. By choosing abstinence you can feel:

Free: to do what you want without the worry of an unplanned pregnancy or getting an STD. Free to be a teenager and experience all the world has to offer you.

Independent: The strongest people are leaders, not followers. SO WHAT if it seems like everyone else is having sex (BTW, they’re not). Show your leadership and make your own decisions.

Loved: You are worth waiting for. Someone who really cares about you wants the best for you and knows the value of waiting for sex.

Respected: You earn respect by standing out, not blending in.

Healthy: You can be sure that it feels a whole lot better knowing that you aren’t infected with an STI. Feeling healthy positively affects your entire outlook on life.

Happy: Enjoy this time of you life with having to worry about STIs, pregnancy and all the other feelings that come with having sex too early.

Hopeful: You have so much to look forward to. Waiting for sex until you are in a lifelong committed relationship, such as marriage, will allow you to enjoy all the benefits that sex can bring.

 

To learn more about some of the emotional consequences of sexual activity
(not choosing abstinence), please click on the following links:


www.mychoice2wait.org/emotional.html
www.getthetruth.net/Issues/Abstinence.htm
http://www.abstinencedu.com/site100-01/1001731/docs/2007-fall-red.pdf (pdf file) http://www.heritage.org/Research/Abstinence/cda0304.cfm
www.mighiganfamily.org/main-resources/publications/Teen-Brief.pdf (pdf file)
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