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a random thought on "being ready"
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Replies: 8Last Post July 6 8:54pm by chicaaa
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My mind is on thinking mode tonight... so... I was thinking about how people always talk about being ready (for something physical) by being mature and whatever, but when it comes down to it, isn't being ready essentially preparing yourself mentally? Generally, when my friends talk about having sex or doing anything physical, they always ask "Well, are you ready?" And a lot of people always ask that question- "How do I know if I'm ready to do this? Am I old enough or whatever." But all this physical stuff, it's just about maturity and how you view yourself - someone at 15 could feel about as ready to have sex as someone, letsay, in their 20's. I know it sounds as if I'm naive here, not mentioning pregnancy and STDs and what not, but for me, that's implied in maturity and responsibility. I guess I kind of have a question on this, being, what makes people "not ready" to do something physical. Do people just hold back to not seem... easy. Eh, don't answer if you don't want, I was just thinking and I guess I decided to share it tonight.

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Physical intimacy involves a lot of mental and emotional feelings as well.

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makes sense to me

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i've thought about this as well.
but there can be people who are ready to have sex at a young age, who are not physically prepared for it (for example).
or someone who is mentally prepared to run a marathon... and they're bedridden.
so it's not really as clearcut as that.

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I think sometimes people have sex at early ages to fit in with the "promiscuous" crowd and what not. I also think that people do hold off so they arent viewed as easy and whore-ish.


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 enable them!

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if u have to ask if ur ready ur not..

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Physically, we're ready for sex as soon as we are literally able to reproduce. For guys this is between 11 and 15.

Socially, we aren't ready until age 16+, that being the general age of consent.

The mental aspect is based entirely on your experience and how you've been raised.

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Quote: from Cutensassy54 at 11:42 pm on July 6, 2008

Physical intimacy involves a lot of mental and emotional feelings as well.

Then what about hook-ups, people hook up all the time without any strings attached. How do they know if they're ready or not... I feel like a lot of people that I go to school with just do physical crap because they're pressured to meet a certain standard. Like, oh if you're 16 and haven't had your first kiss yet, what a prude.

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