I totally agree with everything you've said there. Some of my classes this quarter have pointed out that one of the reasons sex before marriage is so taboo is because people used to get married when they were 16 or 17 years old, sometimes younger. I do understand that there is a risk of getting pregnant. I'm mean, I'm sure no 16 year old girl would truly just WANT to get pregnant for the sake of being pregnant. But kids to want to have sex. Just as long as they protect themselves in the right way, so be it.
Kind of along the same lines, I just read in a textbook of mine that before Christianity and the other monotheistic religions came along, in Ancient Athens, they viewed homosexual relationships as superior to heterosexual relationships because it was love between equals and not love between unequals. It was really interesting to me because I'd never heard that before, and wow. I don't know. I just find it so..... different than anything else. But in a very good way.
Yeah, that is pretty strange. Well, not "strange" per se, but definitely not something I was aware of.
Also, I think that embracing sex and sexuality is a great thing, but only when those involved are emotionally ready to do so. If you're 14 and doing that, I guess it'd be pretty easy to confuse emotional matureness with horniness. My girlfriend and I waited over a year before we did that and I think because of that, I don't regret it whatsoever.
In most ways I agree with everything you say. I especially disagree with that teacher of yours I don't even think such close minded people should be allowed to teach when school is supposed to OPEN your mind. I do disagree with open sex though (like with anyone, anywhere, whenever). I don't know if you were implying that or not. Unfortunately there are just far too many shady people out there riddled with STD's or won't step up to the plate should the girl end up pregnant. And I also disagree that sex is not the only thing that makes people feel loved, as I am a virgin and feel very loved
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Yeah, I disagree with the teacher as well. I still like him quite a bit, though. That class is all about our personal lives and thoughts so if there were a class where it'd be okay to share your opinion, it'd be that. That's just what he was doing, he doesn't really try to push his beliefs on us. And I don't judge him for it, really, because I know that's just the way he was brought up
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"I had told the teacher that we only focused on negative aspects of everything and we never really learned about the positives. I said that it seemed like the school was trying to scare us into not having sex (I'm sure most kids don't take that class too seriously though). She just said that we were an 'abstinence-based district' and that's part of the curriculum. I think a safe-sex approach would be far more effective and realistic for this day and age. I mean, I also know that most kids who have sex in high school are probably not doing because of how close they feel with someone, but rather just because they're horny...but still, it's much better to be safe and I wish our district (and most other schools) would realize that."
I agree with every single word that you said. You took the words right out of my mouth.. if I were to talk about that with someone else, that is. :P
Yeah, I didn't really get much out of that class that we hasn't been hammered with already. And it's not the teachers' faults, it's just the district saying what we can and can't learn. Kinda suckzzz.
I've done stuff with a guy once, but I've never had any desire to have an actual relationship with another male. Right now, I'd say I'm pretty straight. I love my girlfriend and I can't really imagine myself being with anyone else but herrr.
Like I said in a previous comment, I don't really hold his beliefs against him because I know that's just how he was raised. And the class that he teaches (there's two teachers, the other is the complete opposite of him), is all about personal lives, thoughts, and opinions so if there were a class to share beliefs in, it'd be that one.
I agree completely, and though it seems a bunch of us do, I think that not everyone understands this mindset. It's like ... I suppose you could call it 'the artist's mindset' or something, looking at everything like completely natural experiences. The night in the pool, while it sounds strange at first, is just an experience, a connection with people on a level that is natural and has to do with some of our most basic instincts. There's a difference between that and being naked in a pool for the sake of getting your rocks off.
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Kind of along the same lines, I just read in a textbook of mine that before Christianity and the other monotheistic religions came along, in Ancient Athens, they viewed homosexual relationships as superior to heterosexual relationships because it was love between equals and not love between unequals. It was really interesting to me because I'd never heard that before, and wow. I don't know. I just find it so..... different than anything else. But in a very good way.
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Also, I think that embracing sex and sexuality is a great thing, but only when those involved are emotionally ready to do so. If you're 14 and doing that, I guess it'd be pretty easy to confuse emotional matureness with horniness. My girlfriend and I waited over a year before we did that and I think because of that, I don't regret it whatsoever.
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I agree with every single word that you said. You took the words right out of my mouth.. if I were to talk about that with someone else, that is. :P
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