As if dating wasn’t complicated enough! Throw in different levels of sexual experience and all bets are off. If you’re in this position, 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…

Valentine’s day is here, and as my friends put it, “The pressure’s on.”  February 14^th is a day filled with love and romance for many people, but it’s also the worst day of the year to be single. Which is why, for single teens like me, the previous statement is especially true. The pressure to find a valentine is definitely on. When you think about it, this day is filled with pressure for teens, single or not.

Rejection: it hurts. No one likes hearing the word “no” come out of anyone’s mouth, especially from a boyfriend or girlfriend. But those two letters could be the reason you don’t become pregnant or contract an STI. No matter how hard or uncomfortable it is, we need to know it’s okay to say no to sex. Teens must think twice before having sex, because once it’s done, there is no going back.

Once you get to high school, a whole new world of possibilities opens up for you. Suddenly you aren’t limited to dating the boys you’ve known since kindergarten—the same ones who put gum in your hair or threw spitballs at you from across the room. Nope, you can leave those immature losers behind for a sophisticated older guy.

Guys often get a bad rap for being the ones who pressure their girlfriends into having sex. So it may surprise you to know that a lot of guys (8 out of 10 if you want to get exact) say that they feel pressured by their friends, the media, even girls, to get busy doing “it”.

Whether from friends, your significant other, or your new hook-up, at some point you may face some pressure when it comes to sex.  And while there’s no magic words that will make that pressure disappear, knowing the following will help you deal with it better, and feel it less.