Deciding if you are ready to have sex is a BIG decision! Make sure you know the facts about what can happen if you choose to have sex, so you BOTH can make a responsible decision. These questions may help you decide if you are ready or not to have sex. Answer these questions WITH your partner.
1. Are we thinking about having sex because we BOTH want to? If only one person wants to have sex, and the other does not, it is NOT time to have sex.
Yes No Not Sure
2. Have we talked about how sex may change our relationship?
Yes No Not Sure
3. If either of us has had sex before, have we been tested for STD's in the last 6 months? It is important to be tested BEFORE having sex!
Yes No Not Sure
4. Have WE decided what kind of birth control to use if we don't want to get pregnant? It takes 2 people to get pregnant, so it takes 2 people to prevent pregnancy!
Yes No Not Sure
5. What birth control will we use?
6. Where will we get our birth control?
7. Where can we have sex that is private?
If you answered “NOT SURE” or “NO” to most of these questions, or if you don't have answers for the rest of the questions, you may not be ready to have sex. Think this over carefully!
