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natch Wrote: Dec 01, 2012 8:39 AM

"Teens would benefit from physicians' counsel, which encourages them to wait for sex -- or choose abstinence again if they are currently sexually active." Give me a break, Val. When one has raging hormones, as most teens do, it is impossible to "wait." No amount of "persuasion" or scare tactics is going to prevent that union. It's Katie bar the door (to use an old and appropriate phrase).

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Reginald10 Wrote: Dec 01, 2012 4:55 PM

It's not a matter of "waiting"; a guy's body will practice even without his mind's consent. But if a guy handles things right, there's no need to involve anyone else or risk pregnancy, disease, etc.

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firetoice Wrote: Dec 01, 2012 12:44 PM

It is clearly NOT "impossible", though in today's debased culture, it might be improbable.

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Let's Talk About Sex, Responsibly

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