It's the intimacy part I can live without. At the time, I believed I knew myself better than this guy did. I see now that there is some truth to what he said. Sex is not intended to be a substitute for intimacy . Sharing my whole life with a person.
Intimacy demands that.
Intimacy is another thing to keep away from if you want lousy sex. Here's that communication thing again. Maybe my partner would rather not know about the risks. Maybe my partner would rather not know about my past sex life. But then again, there is a high risk of contracting something, especially since 75 percent of high school students have already had sex.