You’re getting hot and heavy and everything is fine…until it isn’t.  What happens when you—or your partner—want to stop the action but the other person is still good to go? Consent is a major aspect of learning the ins and outs of relationships.

With May being Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month and all, it got me to thinking about sex. Sex has been a fad for a while now, pretty much since the beginning of humanity. With the exception of one historical figure, it’s how we all got to be here. 

Every week, we get a ton of questions asking everything from how to use a condom to how to talk to that cute guy in AP English. When we get a really good one, we want to share it with the world because—chances are—more than one person has the very same question. So, from time to time, we'll be sharing the best of the best (anonymously of course!)…have a question for us? Send us an email!

This week, on one of our favorite ABC Family shows, Switched At Birth, Bay and Tank almost take their relationship to the next level.  Things are getting hot and heavy for them but Bay wants to put the brakes on the situation. It’s not that she doesn’t like Tank or even that it’s her first time; Bay already had sex with her old boyfriend Ty.  But for some reason, she’s just not ready and doesn’t want to have sex with Tank until she’s sure of what it means to her.

Virgins and former virgins of the world, be happy. You now all have a not-so-masked crusader telling you just why you should be so proud of your virginity. Being a former virgin is great of course, but virginity has some great perks.

Sex and the City. We’ve all heard of it, watched it, or even talked about it in some capacity. It follows the lives of a few fabulous women making their way in sex, love, fashion, and friendship in NYC. Though its run on TV has ended, their origin tale is still in production on The Carrie Diaries, which follows the unique story of Carrie Bradshaw upon her introduction to city life. 

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.

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: