Author's Note: I felt like I needed to write about this to show another's point of view. This article goes very deep into the high school and teenage life. Reader discretion is advised.
In a past issue, CupofCake wrote an article on teenage pressure, more commonly called peer pressure, because it's not just teens who get it - all ages do, but maybe not this type. This article is not meant to diminish that article or it's writer, but to show the guy's point of view.
CupofCake's article had a line that really made me want to write this article. It was "Sex, guys love it, but is it really worth it girls?" That line is the extremely stereotypical. Now, I'm not saying it isn't true of some guys, but it's also true of many girls. Not all guys start it.
Sex can be a pleasurable experience, but not just for the guy. It is pleasurable for both the partners, so why is the guy always the one who wants it. Here's an example: a girlfriend and boyfriend have loving and consensual sex. The girl gets pregnant. Who's guilty? Both are; not just the boy, but both. The girl wanted it to. She took the risk. He took the risk. It's both their choice, but everyone blames the guy because they all believe the boy pressured her into it. That's usually not the case.
There are many instances where the female asks for it. There are also many instances where it is a mutual feeling and expression of love. The guy may not even want it, but he does it because he thinks the girl won't love him if he doesn't. This can happen with both genders, not just males and not just females.
Take the movie Juno. If you haven't seen it, it's about a teen couple who have sex and the girl ends up pregnant. Juno, the girl, admits in the movie that she did it because SHE was bored. That's not to say the boy didn't want it, but she was the one who started it.
The point of this article was meant to say that neither of the two genders are the more dominant or that one is always the one who wants it. Sex is a very complicated thing. Sometimes the boy starts it and sometimes the girl starts it. You can't go along with the majority of society and say "It's the dude's fault." You don't really know, do you? It's just what we assume. I wrote this to show to everyone that sex (except rape) is a mutual act, and you can't just blame the boy. It's mutual. I think that's all I can say.
Don't judge a book by it's cover, if you know what I mean.
Signing off, this is
Eric5675
Author's Note: In no way do I condone teen sex or say it is the right thing; it is a choice. Again, I wrote this so as to get another point of view out into the Whyville population.
