For information about choosing a method of protection, see our contraception page. Ask yourself whether you really have enough local relatives and friends to help you out, give you an afternoon off, etc. To think about this option more seriously, please read our Pregnancy section also. If one of you believes abortion is the best answer to an unwanted pregnancy and the other considers it wrong, that's probably a good sign that you shouldn't be having sex. Also, while you are the only one who should be deciding whether to carry the child to term or not, if you do choose to bear it, once it's out of your body your partner does have a say in what happens to the child.
Sex has many more consequences that most people realize.
This may seem dumb at first glance, but it's serious. If you are sneaking around and worried about people catching you in the act, it's not a good sign. If there isn't somewhere comfortable where you can feel unstressed, but you still have a strong desire to have sex, you might question your motives. This deserves a special section of its own. Moreover, these men tend to have below-average educational attainment and income.