10 Reasons to Say No to Having Sex

6. How will the relationship change if we have sex?

Though people often feel that having a sexual relationship will make them closer, the reality is that in many relationships it can change the way two people interact with one another.

"We started fighting a lot. I think she felt bad about having sex, and our relationship went downhill." - Ben

"Our relationship changed because sex was all he wanted. I thought it was a something he wanted to try, that he'd stop bugging me to sleep with him, but he didn't and we fought about sex all the time." - Lisa

"We were embarrassed whenever we saw each other, so we just quit seeing each other." - Alice

"All he ever wanted was sex. We never went to the movies or out with our friends. We never went on dates. And even though we used birth control, I was constantly worried about getting pregnant. It caused me to act differently around him." - Rose