#JustBe Magazine November 2015 | Page 18

RELATIONSHIPS

TO WAIT OR
NOT TO WAIT
WRITTEN BY: TARSHA WILLIAMS

“Everyone’s doing it” can pretty much sum up
how most teens feel about sex these days.
The truth is most teens are NOT having sex. Now hear me out before
you do the eye roll and deep sigh. We’ve done our research and many
teens have decided to wait. The most common reason is:

WAITING ON THE RIGHT TIME WITH THE RIGHT PERSON.
Abstinence is becoming more popular with over 50% of teens choosing
to wait. Of the teens that have had sex, 67% wish they had waited until
they were older. Even if you have had sex before, you can always make
the decision to hold off until you are ready again.
©2015 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston