Scenarios-2

It's Your Call - Making Sexual Decisions

an interactive site
to help you make decisions that are right for you

(based on the software - "It's Your Call - Making Sexual Decisions")

2: Under Pressure
Kurt met Val at a dance in residence and they've been spending a lot of time together. He loves Val's sense of humour and finds her really attractive. He thinks he may be falling in love with her.

The last few times that Val and Kurt have started kissing and touching, they both got very turned on. Val really wants to have sex.

CONTENTS

Introduction

Aspects of Sexuality

    •Biological Sex

    •Body Image

    •Self Esteem

    •Personality

    •Sexual Orientation

    •Values and      Attitudes

    •Gender Roles

    •Relationships

    •Activity Options

    •Communication

Myths about Male Sexuality

Myths about Female Sexuality

If a Pregnancy Results...

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Resources

Credits

Info on Other Software

Scenarios - Instructions

1. How Far Should We Go

2. Under Pressure

3. He Hates Condoms

4. Oh no... I'm Pregnant

5. Is He Seeing Someone Else?

6. Matt Coming Out

7. It's Not What I Thought

8. Let's Slow Down

9. Emergency!

10. Pulling Out

11. On the Pill...Sort Of

12. Party Times

13. One Night Stand

14. Ready or Not

15. Cultural Tradition

16. Dating Again

17. Your Own Real Life Scenario

Kurt enjoys the fooling around, but he's not sure he's ready to go all the way. He's always been taught to save sex for marriage and he's not sure that's such a bad idea. He feels confused. On the one hand he feels like he should just go for it-after all, everyone else seems to be doing it - and on the other hand he's afraid he'll regret it if he goes ahead.

What should Kurt do?

Here are some of the issues you'll want to explore before answering this scenario:

When you've finished exploring the issues and are ready to enter your solution, remember to return to Scenario #2: "Under Pressure".

What should Kurt do?

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adapted from "It's Your Call"
a free interactive software program downloadable from
www.ualberta.ca/healthinfo