[KillerGremlin]

Sex is a form of expression, a form of love, and a biological thing. There is no denying that sex is biological. Why do males want to have sex? Because it feels good. Why do females want to have sex? Because they want to feel intimate with their relationship.

Sex can often be an important factor in a relationship. I'm not talking about any old relationship, but if you've been with someone for a long time, then sex might be a part of the relationship that you wish to pursue.

You touch your girlfriend, you make out with her, and you might do other things. She feels intimate, you go home and masturbate. If you are telling me that any physical contact you have with your girlfriend is NOT driven by the physical attraction, and that you never masturbate, then your point about sex being morally correct is totally accurate. But, I have a feeling the moral side of the issue is that you don't want to hit 3rd or 4th base, but you still cum. So, what we have here is, you enjoy a physical element in the relationship, but you choose to avoid ONE certain physical element in that relationship. I know, according to my whacky Catholic faith, they recommend doing nothing but light kissing of the mouth. No making out, no touching, nothing. But, moral lines are blurred, so that's just my 2 cents.

I take the emotional side of sex into consideration, because sex has emotional effects on both partners: namely the female. Having sex sets off hormones, and those hormones can trigger emotional reactions. What's the difference between moral and emotional? The difference is, "I can't have sex because my religion forbids it," and "I don't want to have sex because I don't want to emotionally shatter my relationship."

No, a teenager is not ready to have a child. Hence all the contraceptives out there. Right around....oh, I dunno, the age of 12 or 13 your biological clock ticks. Hard. And then it's girls girls girls. It's only a matter of time before you REACT on that, and as it turns out, one reaction happens to be sex. The question I ask you is: out of a population of 6.6 Billion and climbing, how many people can fight their natural biological clock? As far as STDs go, the pictures they show you in Health class, if you've taken Health, are somewhat over-exagerated. Yes, STDs exist. But, in reality, if you do the population density math and all that other fun stuff, not 1 out of every 4 girls you talk too has an STD.

How can I say anything? Who knows. Personally, I am a virgin. I am waiting for the right person, and I'm not in any hurry to jump the gun. But, at the same time, as a 17 year old male, I know a lot of people that have had sex (as in intercourse). I'm not going to condemn them to the hottest pit of hell, because as a 17 year old male, I know how the male body works, and I know how hormone driven every 17 year old kid is.