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| How to Talk to Your Boyfriend | It is always difficult to talk to your boyfriend or girlfriend about sexual problems, which may arise between you. Anyway, you should keep in mind, that you will feel much better and calmer after the very talk. If you are having sex together / in your life for the first time, it is a good opportunity to become aware what you both expect from your sexual relationship, and if you have already had sex before, you can simply discuss what you prefer and how you can make your sex more exciting.
Besides, you, of no doubt, have to discuss several methods of contraception and choose together one, which would be the most appropriate for both of you. Though, this kind of a discussion may at first seem to you to be a mood – killer, but there is nothing in the world, which ruins sex faster, than spending time thinking about getting pregnant or picking some kind of an unpleasant disease. Of course, it does feel uncomfortable and even awkward to have an open talk about applying one of the methods of contraception, but you both will finally be glad that you did have it. Moreover, it is much more pleasant talk, than the “you know, I have got pregnant” talk, or, which is much worse “sorry, but I seem to have given you HIV” talk? You as well as your partner are to do what you need to make sure, that you are in control of these kinds of situations. And remember, that your health and safety are on the first place.
The best for you would be to talk about some method of contraception application before you begin to have sex; this way you will make sure that your boyfriend or girlfriend is committed to using contraception before you appear in one bed. Anyway, if you do not have this kind of a talk, you may get pregnant even after the first time. Moreover, some methods of contraception, like the birth – control pills, for example need to have some time passed before they start working, so it would help you to decide beforehand if this method of birth – control is for you.
If you want to be protected against an unplanned pregnancy as well as against sexually transmitted diseases, you should better use more than one method of contraception. The birth – control pills are perfect for preventing unplanned pregnancies, but they may do nothing to stop you from being infected with sexually transmitted diseases. You should better use condoms if you want to be well protected against sexually transmitted diseases in addition to your method of contraception, which helps you to avoid unplanned pregnancy.
You are to know that sex is a great deal of responsibility for your health, for your future children, and for your partner as well. in case if after all your considerations you still do not feel like beginning this “sex talk” with your boyfriend or girlfriend, you should think about your are being not ready to have sex with them yet.
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