Is the time right?

Barungu Nyawira

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Common is the question of when it’s the right time to have sex.
Should teenagers have sex?
One would answer that a no. It’s normal for teens to have strong sexual feelings, but it doesn’t mean you have to act on them, but of course, as my generation did, they will. Make sure they’re educated and responsible about it.
Contrary to belief though, teens who engage in sex seem to have a marked improvement in mood and reduced feelings of stress and anger after sex. These people tend to have a life with less mistakes and better sexual relationships in their early adulthood than their peers.
My lover?
Sex is like money, more you have it, more you need it. In a relationship, sex is associated with stability because it increases bonding,especially when each others desires are fulfilled. It makes you feel valued and worthy. You feel beautiful, and this could be a necessary factor in determining whether you’re ever wedding them.
Wait till I’m married?
Waiting till you’re married to have sex is a valid and commendable choice. Sex was created sacred for two individuals bound in marriage. It advocates for the practice of celibacy in relationships. Waiting has it’s good; it honours God, it saves you from transmission of STIs and ensures no accidental pregnancies.
Whenever I’m ready?
One can have sex with their lover, and I advocate for waiting will marriage. More than anything though, you want to feel ready. But what does that mean?
Some people know and others take a lot of time. The time is right when it aligns with your personal values, life goals, emotional and physical needs. Trust for your partner should have developed; having the right partner is key. Without deep sexual desire, you’re less sure you’re acting on your own actual agency and you may be less likely to have a good experience.
Sex is not one of the things we should be doing for anyone but ourselves. There is no real reason to hasten to have sexual experience if you can’t optimize it by feeling ready, trusting, informed and acting from a real space of choice.
Based on a survey I conducted from the 20th-23rd of Nov 2018, the greater majority of the respondents were for the idea of whenever one feels read at 57.89%, followed by those the day idea of waiting till marriage with 23.68%, those advocating for lovers were 13.16%, and least was the number of people giving a yes for teens at 5.26%.