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If you really loved me

100 questions on dating, relationships, and sexual purity
2003
Via a question and answer format, provides Catholic teens and their parents with solutions to problems in the sexual realm. These days, virgins may be embarrassed by their lack of "experience" while non-virgins may feel that it's too late for them. Men and women of all ages feel compelled to "take their relationships to the next level" -- meaning they think it's time to have sex, not to try on wedding rings. Chastity author and speaker Jason Evert addresses these issues, and dozens more, in If You Really Loved Me: 100 Questions on Dating, Relationships, and Sexual Purity. The questions in this landmark work are the most common ones Evert is asked when speaking about the virtue of chastity in hundreds of Catholic, Evangelical Christian, and public schools. His humorous, friendly, and blunt approach opens hearts and minds to a topic often either rejected out of hand or misunderstood. Teens will find this book a useful guide to starting a relationship, deciding one's vocation, one day finding a potential spouse, and maintaining purity -- without forsaking love. This book will give parents and educators new insights to help teens know the difference between love and lust. They may even look at their own lives differently, because as Evert explains, chastity is not only for singles; married couples must practice this virtue as well. If You Really Loved Me gives readers straight answers to tough questions. Addressing the relationship issues that today's young people face, Evert explains the often-misconstrued virtue of chastity -- not as a rejection of human sexuality, but as an affirmation of authentic love.

Teen sex

2011
Authors present differing opinions on whether sex education steals childhood from pre-teens, whether parents are important in influencing teens' sexual behavior, whether abstinence-only sex education programs fail teens and whether television provides a realistic picture of teen pregnancy.

Sex, love and relationships

2005
Pam Stenzel discusses sex, love, and relationships with a teen audience, highlighting the dangers of the casual attitudes today's teens have towards sex.

SexSmart

501 reasons to hold off on sex
1998
Provides straight forward answers to questions teens have about sex, relationships, dating, pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases.

It's okay to say no

choosing sexual abstinence
2000
Discusses what abstinence means, the dangers of teenage sexual activity, the difficulty of choosing abstinence, and the advantages of abstaining from sex.

Dear big V

2009
High school junior and abstinence club founder Courtney Condon deals with her conflicting hormones and values after being assigned to work on a newspaper article with the hottest guy in school.

Abstinence

postponing sexual involvement
2001
Explains to teens the benefits of abstinence and the possible consequences of having sex, and gives self-control suggestions.

The second virginity of Suzy Green

2007
Party girl Suzy Green's efforts to change her image following the death of her older sister Rosie backfire when she joins the virginity club at her new school in order to fit in with the cool crowd, only to have Ryan--her old boyfriend and onetime lover--show up.

The V club

2004
Four high school friends pledge to maintain their virginity in order to exemplify the purity required to win a scholarship.

How should sex education be taught in schools?

2013
Public schools in America first started teaching sex education in the 1920s and yet statistics show that nearly 250,000 girls between the ages of 15 and 17 get pregnant each year. Through objective discussion, numerous direct quotes, and full-color illustrations this title examines the issue.

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