1. You are a mature adult and you can decide what you want to do. If you would like to wait until marriage there is nothing wrong with that. I also personally waited quite a while to have sex. 2. (posted to The Wrong Kinds of Sex)
I don't have much advice for you beyond continue your efforts to challenge your mother's beliefs about bodies and eating when the come up. Also, do your best to be an example of healthy eating and body image when you (posted to My Mother, Food, and Aging)
I understand that Betty's life kind of sucks. I understand that she is not happy with her life. But it was pretty difficult for me to like her during this episode. I thought that Don seemed to really be trying (posted to Mad Men Mondays: You don't kiss boys, boys kiss you)
Thanks for the input ladies! Like I said, I am set to get the IUD (copper) inserted in about a month and I am curious if anyone uses condoms only and is also in a long-term relationship. (posted to Birth Control Fatigue)
Thanks for the response. I've never had any problems with condoms, and I'm lucky to live in a country and a location that would make obtaining emergency contraception easy. I was worried that perhaps there was something really bad I (posted to Birth Control Fatigue)
Copper IUDs do NOT make it easier to get STDs. Women who have them may be a little more lax about using condoms since they're protected against pregnancy, which could account for increases in STDs in women with IUDs, but (posted to Birth Control Fatigue)
The pill is not necessarily "not recommended" for women over 35 - there's just a slightly increased risk for blood clots, which is really negligible as long as you don't smoke and don't have a history of blood clots or (posted to Birth Control Fatigue)
What about trying natural family planning backed up by withdrawal and stocking up on Plan B in case of a scare? Apparently using natural family planning is at least 90% effective. If used in conjunction with withdrawal it'll probably be (posted to Birth Control Fatigue)
I also only use condoms at the moment. Honestly, it's not that big a risk and most people wouldn't consider it risky. If you use them frequently you know exactly what you're doing and mistakes don't happen nearly as often. (posted to Birth Control Fatigue)
