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| Teenage Sexual Activity Continues Downward Trend (less than 1/3 of M, F!) |
| 2005-01-26 |
| Important, shocking-to-me fact: [E]arly sex is not usually "good sex" or even "safe sex." Of those teens who have sexual relations, a significant majority report dissatisfaction and disappointment with the experience. Especially for teen girls, "safer sex" is not often emotionally safe. In fact, when asked, the vast majority of sexually experienced girls say they wished they had waited. According to a 2000 poll by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, nearly two-thirds of teens who initiated sexual activity said they wished they had delayed their decision. Among girls, the results were striking: 72 percent of girls wished they had waited. Another fact: [I]n the recent CDC research, nearly 40 percent of teens said they avoided sex because of religious reasons. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
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| Posted by: .com 2005-01-26 9:46:08 PM |
| #14 One answer that saves the pocket book is abebooks. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-01-26 9:13:38 PM |
| #13 That looks interesting, Mrs. D. Thanks, I've added it to my ever lengthening list. At this rate, Mr. Wife isn't going to be able to afford any of the expensive pretties he thinks he wants to gift me -- for quite a few years to come ;-) On the other hand, we can hope my conversation will be more interesting! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-01-26 8:53:55 PM |
| #12 I got the idea from you being shocked that teen-age sexual activity was continuing its downward trend. Read Generations, the History of America's Future and you'll see that it was to be expected. The M$M kept peddling the story of teenage promiscuity long after it was history because it fit their world view and sex sells. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-01-26 8:29:28 PM |
| #11 No, Mrs. D, shocking because such a large number of sexually active kids are unhappy about the choice they made. Exercising one's sexuality should be such a joyous, as well as pleasurable, act, and somehow so many kids are managing to deprive themselves of that. Although, clearly, significantly fewer than before. For context, the editors cut the majority of the article, which was about the downward trend in the number of sexually active teens since the 1980s. The bits they kept were actually incidental to the thrust of the article. But where on earth did you get the idea that I believe the MSM and watch TV news? At Rantburg, them's fighting words ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-01-26 8:09:54 PM |
| #10 According to the TV advertising and 95% of TV shows all (every one!) teenagers are sex maniacs..... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-01-26 8:08:25 PM |
| #9 Oh, that's so sad. |
| Posted by: Hillary Clinton 2005-01-26 7:45:01 PM |
| #8 Just like you, dear. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-01-26 7:15:42 PM |
| #7 I am shocked that you boys took matters into your own hand. |
| Posted by: Hillary Clinton 2005-01-26 6:59:10 PM |
| #6 TW, Shocking to you because you believe the M$M. Bet you still watch TV news, too. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-01-26 4:35:39 PM |
| #5 That's what you get for all those midnight fantasies, Ship. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2005-01-26 4:28:32 PM |
| #4 I still say Rbs fonts are to small. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-01-26 1:01:11 PM |
| #3 Yeah, Frank, I dated her too. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2005-01-26 11:33:16 AM |
| #2 I had a lot of sex in my early teens - it just took me a lot longer to get someone else to join in |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-01-26 10:59:20 AM |
| #1 The most laughable aspect of teen sex is how uneven it is. First of all, across the board, relatively few teens are sexually active: however, they *think*, and are propagandized to believe, that *most* of their peers are active, and they are among the few who aren't. And that they are *abnormal* because they aren't. But among those that are sexually active, the vast majority are of several types (or a combination of these): financial poverty; parents who themselves had sex, drugs and alcohol at a young age; broken homes; latchkey kids; and victims of molestation. The irony of this is that the kids who are most responsive to all forms of warning about teen sex, are the *least* likely to being having teen sex anyway. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2005-01-26 10:41:33 AM |