People get closer as they build trust and intimacy by talking listening sharing being honest respecting each other's thoughts and feelings having fun together Abstinence can only work when both partners agree to it. So it is also helpful to keep talking to each other about why you've agreed to abstain from sex play. Your relationship may change. And your decision to be abstinent may change, too. Cost Most methods of birth control have some cost.
Abstinence costs nothing.
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