A new study reveals teens who pledge to abstain from premarital sex actually lose their virginity around the same time as teens who did not vow to remain virgins. The study released today is consistent with previous studies that have shown teens who pledge their virginity are less likely to use protection than their non-pledging counterparts.

The Johns Hopkins University study reviewed results from a previously collected survey of 11,000 teens. With abstinence-only education on the rise in past years due to Bush administration policy, the efficacy of the program has come under close inspection. According to MSNBC, the … Read More

I have been writing abstractly about sex a little too much lately, I promise to slow my roll or get more graphic next week.

Have you noticed that a lot of studies are being done regarding sex and television? Not that I was alive then but I'm pretty sure that the TV has been blamed for virtually every problem since its creation. Kids getting fat? Blame the tube. Lagging behind the Asian countries in test scores? That's on you, Spongebob. Not having enough sex? Boycott Sony.

A study conducted by Pediatrics linked teen pregnancy to watching racy TV shows. … Read More

Movies are a crucial element of any dating regimen, but the gap between guy movies and chick flicks remains an issue for couples that really just want an excuse to make out. Dudes don't mind a little romance as long as it's taking place inside of a speeding bus engulfed in flames; girls want to watch the heroine dump her cheatin' boyfriend and end up with the tender guy next door. I'm sure it can seem impossible to try to please a guy without renting Terminator 2 for the fifteenth time, but there is a rare breed of … Read More

Remember that movie where the precocious girl had a baby with George Michael from Arrested Development? And she had all sorts of troubles but it really brought everyone closer in the end, except for Alias and Michael Bluth, they got a collaborative divorce. Evidently, some young ladies in Massachusetts thought Juno sounded like fun. So, according to the Time, these 17 girls from Gloucester High School were wicked retarded enough to go into a pregnancy pact.

The 17 pregnant girls are all freshmen and just want some unconditional love. It's true that everybody loves someone pregnant but … Read More

This year’s Oscar-nominated films are ripe with romance. In anticipation for Sunday’s big show, let’s review relationship advice gleaned from a few of the contenders:

1. Don’t let your husband steal drug money. Of course without this event, there’d be no Best Picture-nominated No Country for Old Men. Still, I certainly wouldn’t want Best Supporting Actor nominee Javier Bardem’s creepy character, Chigurh, trailing me or my kin.

2. Speak your mind. This one’s thank to Juno and the unfiltered honesty that flows from the title character’s adolescent tongue (played by Best Actress nominee Ellen Page). … Read More

While “Juno” lost out to “Sweeney Todd” for the Best Musical or Comedy Golden Globe at last night’s ceremony…er, press conference, the comic tale of a 16 year old who becomes pregnant has had America talking not only about the film’s wit but its unintentional pro-life undertone.

The New York Times ran an opinion piece yesterday exploring Juno’s “fairy tale” message of an unwanted pregnancy with a happy, carefree ending vs. the reality of what this means, physically and psychologically, for women, specifically teenagers.

We reported last week that the majority of teens having sex are doing so safely (Read More