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When they begin going out, many young people fall in love, or at least what they think might be love, so they ask questions like this one.

Emotions can’t be weighed or measured and different people have different ideas of what it means to be in love. So we can’t give you a definite answer to this question. But we can share with you some of our thoughts on the subject.

We think it’s important to recognize the differences between infatuation and true love. Infatuation is an intense, exciting (and sometimes confusing or frightening) fireworks kind of feeling. We may be so wrapped up in our infatuation that it’s hard to think about anything else or even to eat. People sometimes mistake infatuation for love. But, infatuation doesn’t usually last very long; true love does. You may start out being infatuated and have it grow into true love. Or the infatuation may pass and you may discover that you weren’t really ‘right’ for each other after all. In addition, you don’t have to know someone very well in order to be infatuated. But in order to truly love someone, you have to know that person (both their good points and bad points) very well. In addition, infatuation can happen all of a sudden; true love takes more time.

Regardless of whether your relationship starts with an infatuation or develops more slowly and gradually, sooner or later love relationships go through a questioning stage, where one or both of you begin to question whether the relationship is really a good one. During this questioning stage, one or the other of you may decide to end the relationship. In our opinion it’s only after you go through this questioning stage and decide to stay together that you’re really on the road to true love.

If you’re uncertain about whether or not it’s true love, you might want to ask yourself the following questions.

Am I tired or unhappy most of the time?

Does the relationship seem like more of a problem than a joy?

Do I keep hoping that ‘maybe things will get better’?

Do either of us frequently ask, ‘Do you really love me?’

Do we find it impossible to spend a day together without having a fight?

Do I often have to be careful about expressing certain opinions for fear that he or she might get mad at me?

If you answer yes to one or more of these questions, then chances are that you’re not really in love after all and that it’s time to make a change in your relationship.

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This is another topic that always comes up when we talk in class about sexual and romantic feelings people have during their growing up years. ‘Homo’ means ‘same’ and, of course, ‘sexual’ refers to sex. Having homosexual feelings means having romantic or sexual thoughts, fantasies, dreams, attractions, crushes or experiences that involve someone who is the same sex as we are. Many boys and girls have homosexual thoughts or feelings or sexual experiences with someone of the same sex while they’re growing up.

If you have homosexual feelings or experiences as you’re growing up, you may realize that this is perfectly natural and normal, and you may not be at all worried about it. Or, you may feel somewhat confused or upset or even frightened about having these kinds of feelings or experiences. Perhaps you’ve heard people making jokes or using insulting slang terms when talking about homosexuality. If so, this may have caused you to wonder if your homosexual feelings or experiences are really OK. Perhaps you have heard someone say that homosexuality is morally wrong, sinful, unnatural, abnormal or a sign of mental illness. If so, this, too, may have made you wonder or worry about your own feelings. If you’ve heard any of these things (or even if you haven’t), we think it will be helpful for you to know the basic facts about homosexuality.

Although almost everyone has homosexual feelings or experiences at some time or another in their lives, we usually consider people to be homosexuals only if as adults their strongest romantic and sexual attractions are towards someone of the same sex or most of their actual sexual experiences involve someone of the same sex.

Both males and females may be homosexuals. Female homosexuals are also called lesbians. Gay is a non-insulting slang term for both male and female homosexuals. There have been homosexuals throughout history, and homosexuals come from all walks of life. People from any social class, ethnic background, religious affiliation, or economic level may be homosexual. Doctors, lawyers, lorry drivers, policemen, artists, business people, ministers, rabbis, priests, politicians, soccer players, married people, single people, parents – you name it – all sorts of people are homosexuals.

The majority of adults in our society are heterosexuals (people whose strongest romantic and sexual attractions are towards the opposite sex and whose actual sexual experiences mostly involve the opposite sex). However, about one in every ten adults is a homosexual. Although an adult is usually considered either a homosexual or a heterosexual, this doesn’t mean that he or she doesn’t sometimes have feelings or experiences in the other direction. Very few people are strictly homosexual or strictly heterosexual. Most of us have a mixture of feelings. For instance, most heterosexuals have at least some homosexual thoughts, feelings, fantasies, dreams, attractions, crushes, or sexual experiences at some time in their lives. In fact, over one-third of the males in this country will have a sexual experience with another male to the point of orgasm during their lives. Although the numbers are somewhat lower for females, many females also have this sort of sexual activity with another female some time during their lives.

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There are a number of things you can do to protect yourself or at least cut down on your chances of getting these diseases.

1. Don’t use injecting drugs, not even once. In fact, it’s best to stay away from all illegal drugs and alcohol, too, because they weaken the immune system, making you more susceptible to AIDS. They can also affect your judgement, so that you don’t follow STD prevention guidelines and, in some cases, using other illegal drugs leads to the use of injecting drugs.

2. Wait until you’re married or older to have sex. Experts agree that abstaining from (not having) sex is the best protection for young people.

3. If you do have sex, use a latex condom and spermicide. HIV may be able to pass through natural lambskin condoms, so always use a condom made of latex rubber. In addition, also use a spermicide (foam, jelly, cream, C-film or pessary), as the chemical it contains helps to kill the AIDS virus. It’s important to remember that condoms and spermicides are not 100 per cent effective in preventing AIDS and other STDs, so you must also follow the other guidelines.

4. Limit the number of sex partners that you have. The fewer partners you have, the lower your risk of getting AIDS or other STDs.

5. Look for STD symptoms. Although some STDs don’t produce noticeable symptoms, many do. So, check for STD symptoms (sores, rashes or redness on the sex organs, an unusual discharge from the penis or vagina) before you have sex. You don’t have to take out a magnifying glass and examine the person, but do make it a point to look.

6. Get to know a person well and discuss possible exposure to HIV before having sex. It usually takes six or more years for AIDS symptoms to show up. Most people currently infected with HIV aren’t yet aware of the fact that they’re infected. But they are contagious! So, you must ask about a person’s past sex life and whether the person or his/her past lovers may have been exposed to the virus either sexually or by sharing needles. If the person belongs to one of the groups among which HIV infection is most common, then you should insist on an HIV antibody test before you have sex. For more information on testing contact your Brook Advisory Centre.

7. Be aware of the fact that personal hygiene is very important. Wash your genitals every day and wear clean, cotton underwear. Avoid using deodorants, perfumes and strong or scented soaps on your genitals, as they can irritate and dry the skin, making it more susceptible to infection. Avoid synthetic underwear, tight jeans and other tight clothing, as they can cut down on air flow and keep the genital area damp, making it more susceptible to infection. Women should always wipe from front to back, away from the vagina, when going to the toilet, to avoid transferring germs from the rectum to the vagina.

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Legally, abortions can be done up to the point at which the baby would be capable of staying alive outside the mother’s body. This is about 28 weeks. Most abortions are done before the twelfth week. Late abortions occur only in exceptional circumstances, for example, where the baby is discovered late in pregnancy to have a serious abnormality or where the mother is a young teenager who didn’t realize she was pregnant until a few months had passed. Late abortions require more elaborate procedures which entail somewhat more risk, though even late abortion is a very safe procedure. However, doctors agree that the earlier the abortion is done, the better.

Suppose you do choose abortion, what happens then?

Once you’ve decided and the first doctor (your GP or the one at the place where you had the pregnancy test) has agreed to the request for an abortion, you will be referred to a hospital or clinic doctor who will perform the abortion. This second doctor also has to agree that you have legal grounds for abortion.

Whether or not you are able to get an abortion on the National Health Service will depend on the agreement of your doctor and the provision of abortion services in the area where you live. Family planning clinics may be able to help with the arrangements, and Brook Advisory Centres offer help for people seeking abortion through the NHS.

People who cannot obtain an NHS abortion will have to pay, usually at one of the pregnancy charities.

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A ‘perfect’ method of contraception would be one that was:

• very convenient and easy to use;

• totally safe and didn’t cause any side-effects or medical problems;

• 100 per cent effective (or at least highly effective) at preventing pregnancy.

Unfortunately, no method is perfect. Each method has its particular advantages and disadvantages. Some methods are very convenient to use, but aren’t as safe or effective as others. Other methods are totally safe, but aren’t always as convenient to use or as effective as others. Still other methods are highly effective at preventing pregnancy, but often aren’t as safe as some of the others. In the next few pages we’ll be comparing the different methods in terms of their convenience, their safety and side-effects, and their effectiveness.

Convenience-Methods like sterilization, the IUD and the injectable contraceptive are very convenient. After sterilization, a person needn’t bother about contraception ever again. Once the doctor inserts an IUD, the woman needn’t worry about protection against pregnancy again for three to five years (depending on the type of IUD). A single injection of the injectable contraceptive is good for two to three months.

Other methods are less easy to use. Natural Family Planning (NFP), for instance, requires users to keep temperature charts, to track their menstrual cycles on a calendar and to record daily observations of their cervical mucus. Although some people who use NFP say that it’s really no trouble once you make it part of your daily routine, this method does require more effort than others.

Of course, how convenient a method is often depends on the user. The pill is considered a very convenient, easy-to-use method by most women because all a woman has to do is swallow a pill and remember to take her pills according to schedule. But for women who have trouble remembering to take medications, the pill may be a very difficult method to use. Methods such as the condom, cap, diaphragm and spermicides are also considered convenient by some people, but highly inconvenient by others. For example, some people find it difficult to insert and remove a cap or diaphragm. Some find spermicides messy. Some find these methods difficult to use because they have trouble remembering to keep the devices handy and to use them each and every time they have sex. Some people find them inconvenient because using these methods interrupts their love-making and they feel that having to stop to use the method takes away from the romance of it all. Some find it difficult to use these methods because they are too shy or too embarrassed to tell their partners they need ‘time out’ to put their device in place. However, others incorporate the placing of the device or spermicide into their love-making, don’t feel at all shy about using these methods and don’t have any problems in using them. So, convenience, like beauty, is often in the eye of the beholder.

Convenience is an important consideration because if a person finds a method inconvenient or difficult to use, the chances of he or she using it improperly or neglecting to use it at all are much greater. And, of course, if a method isn’t used properly and consistently, it isn’t going to be effective. If convenience were the only consideration, then people would just pick the most convenient method. But, as we shall see, safety, side effects, and effectiveness are also important considerations.

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