It's Personal: Influence of Sexuality on our Lives, The
Sexuality is an aspect of life that is common to all living things. It influences how we feel about ourselves and is a source of intimacy and pleasure from adolescence through old age. Attitudes about sex and sexuality often have cultural overtones.
It's Personal: Respecting Individuality in a Relationship
The strength of a couple's relationship is related to their recognition of themselves as unique individuals. They need to feel strong enough about themselves to ask for what they want in the relationship, and to risk losing it if their needs cannot ...
It's Personal: Diversity of Sexual Desire
Learning about sexuality involves not only the biology of sex but also its diversity. No two people have exactly the same desires nor the same idea of how to fulfill them. Bridging these differences between partners requires a great deal of communic...
It's Personal: Intimacy is More Than Sexual Attraction
The intimacy a couple develops over time is dependent on more than sexual attraction. It has to do with all the other qualities two people bring to a relationship.
It's Personal: Extended Family Support for Relationships
Healthy relationships extend beyond the boundaries of the couple themselves. The extended family and network of friends can add valued support for the couple, and help cement the relationship..
Risky Business: STDs: Epidemic Proportions
Many sexually transmitted diseases have taken a backseat to headlines about HIV, but they still take their toll. The rate of infection is increasing worldwide, incorporating diseases that have been around for years as well as other deadly organisms....
Risky Business: Making Choices
The surging incidence of sexually transmitted diseases demands a reexamination of attitudes about sexual behavior As Dr. Alexandra Levine states: "As a society that's hard to do, but that's the real issue. Who is that partner? How important is he to...