Too Young To Be a Dad

Even if I didn't see the video in class, it's incredibly obvious what pressures teenage guys into having sex. Most of the pressure, in my opinion, comes from the media. Every song you hear on the radio these days contains sex. Not to mention sex in movies and such. The media portrays sex as "masculine" and "fun". Apparently you're not a man until you've had sex. Another source of pressure for guys to have sex is peer pressure. Friends could possibly pressure you into having sex because they say it's "cool" and "fun", very similar to how the media portrays sex. I also heard somewhere that the average guy thinks about sex every seven seconds. If such is the case, then it's no wonder why guys are easily pressured into having sex. I guess it all come down to hormones and development.

I also think it's relatively obvious what pressures teenage girls to have sex: the media and friends. But other than those two, I think guys pressure girls into have sex as well. Since guys tend to think about sex a lot more than girls do (at least that's how it seems), guys are more likely to pressure their girlfriend or date into having sex.

Drugs and alcohol greatly influence people to have sex. Consuming either of these completely alters your way of thinking; you pretty much don't think at all. There's no way you can make a good decision under the influence of drugs or alcohol, so you're more likely to do things you wouldn't normally do when sober.

When taking sex into consideration, it's best to use the GREAT decision making model. The feeling/acting method seems kind of "go with flow". In my opinion, letting things just happen for no reason is one way people end up having sex in the first place. If you're making an important decision, it's best to really think things through and consider your options rather than just do everything loosey goosey.