Sexual Readiness? / Question
Published: July 23, 2008
Dear TeenHealthFX,
how do you tell your boyfriend that you dont want to do anything with him this early in the relationship. I want to tell him but i dont want to lose him or hurt him in any way. The thing is that he wants to do all this stuff like make-out and stuff but i dont want to. Yet again i dont want to lose him or hurt him.
Signed: How To Tell Your Boyfriend You're Not Ready To Be Intimate?
Dear How To Tell Your Boyfriend You're Not Ready To Be Intimate?,
TeenHealthFX realizes that this is a delicate topic and encourages you to be true to your limits. It is clear that you care a lot about him so articulate this when you explain how you feel to him. Say something like, “I really like you a lot, but I need to take this relationship slow. I’m not ready to make out or do anything yet. This is so hard for me to say because I like you so much and don’t want to lose you or hurt you in any way. But I hope you can understand and that you will respect my feelings about this.” If you are brave and assert your needs, and you talk to him about your feelings in a delicate way, hopefully you will protect both of your feelings in this situation. If for some reason he doesn’t take this well and your relationship becomes rocky or ends, then you will know that he was in the relationship for the wrong reasons. FX appreciates it may hurt to lose him, but we feel strongly that you deserve someone who likes you for who you are not what you give them.
Signed: TeenHealthFX
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