So it’s prom and your boyfriend rented a hotel room. Or it’s graduation and you figure you better lose it now before college. If you’re planning on your first time to coinciding with a major life event, here are some things to keep in mind:

People talk a LOT about sex...who's having it, who isn't having it, and everything in between. And that got us wondering about people who have had sex...

Relationships—for the good or for that bad—take up a LOT of our time. And we all know that nobody is perfect, which got us to thinking: what are the biggest mistakes that GUYS make in relationships?

Pressure is all around us from what we deal with at school to stuff that happens at home. But we wondered whether pressure to have sex or be physically intimate in relationships was a big deal to teens...

Spoiler Alert!  Unless you get tested by your doctor, there is no definitive way to know if you have a sexually transmitted infection (STI). It’s easy to fall into the trap of diagnosing yourself/your partner based on certain facts, pictures you’ve found on the Internet, or your own intuition. Unfortunately, it’s just not that simple. The following are some faulty assumptions people commonly make about STIs.  

When we realized the condom broke it was like seeing a whole new life I wasn’t ready for suddenly flash before my eyes. There I was covered in diaper cream, wet wipes, and baby poop, my head cocked to one side explaining into the phone, “Sorry, dude—I can’t go.  It’s my turn to watch the little one.” Then, I’m on the front porch, holding a toddler’s hand as I wave to my friends, cars packed and music blaring, as they depart for all the adventures of college. Finally, I see myself crouched next to a tiny bed, being screeched at to read the bedtime story one more time (for the bazillionth time) even as the last seconds of the final round of March Madness tick away in another room. 

There’s nothing more annoying than being told what to wear.  When I was 15, if my mom or dad (or anyone else) told me that what I was wearing was too revealing I would roll my eyes and tell them to get a life: Seriously? Stay out of my business and find something more productive to worry about.  

The fact that my parents didn’t like Meena, my girlfriend senior year, wasn’t so bad. They knew better than to make a big deal of their disapproval or tell a teenager whom to date. The problem arrived, however, when my mom came home early from work one day and caught Meena and me taking our lunch break at home...in my bed.... After she sternly commanded: "get your butt to class," I made record time getting dressed and to the school building.