When deciding about sex, we are also pushed and pulled by our own strong emotions and feelings. This situation is hardly conducive to rational decision-making. We all surely know we must use our brain before using our genitals. Beware of soothsayers With a dearth of scientific information, limited unrealistic guidance from religion, little help from sex education, and mixed messages from the media, we may rely too heavily on one or two others' opinions about sexual choices. Everyone seems to know what should be done.
Some people think that whatever they have done sexually is the best choice for everyone .
If you are convinced it is a sin to masturbate, don't masturbate. If you believe with certainty it is immoral to have premarital sex or an abortion, then do your very best to avoid these actions. If your religious beliefs are not that strong, however, then you have the responsibility for making a wise decision on other grounds. So, be warned. I find these statistics about teenagers astonishingly different from young people 22 to 35, as described in the next paragraph.