Good question! For most teens, STDs are like cigarettes. You learn in school and in television ads that smoking can cause lung cancer. But that happens to other people who are much older. Then one day a favorite uncle is diagnosed and suddenly the risk is real. The thing about STDs or STIs (sexually transmitted…
One of the hardest parts of dating!? Breaking up… unfortunately it’s an inevitable part of dating that no one enjoys, whether you’re the dumper or the dumpee. It’s hard not to wonder if you’re making a big mistake? If they’ll change? If you’ll be alone forever? Not to mention the months or years invested… so…
So, dating these days is pretty much all over the place. Anything and everything goes and sometimes nothing goes. But I am going to strongly state that, if you really do want to find love and a healthy relationship, there are 4 things you must have when you’re dating. 1. AN IDEAL You probably don’t…
Waiting is hard… I get it! When I go around to different schools and talk about healthy dating and relationships and the important character traits to develop in yourself, as well as find in someone else, patience is always the number one thing I hear that teens struggle with. I mean, come on, we…
My best friend from high school was in a relationship with a fun and eccentric guy. I loved hanging out with them because I was always laughing and having a good time. On occasion, I saw a side of her boyfriend that I didn’t like. Sometimes he would blow up on her, and other times…
Spend more time out of your bed then in your bed. Sleep outside and invite some friends along to your camp-out and tell them s’mores and an amazing breakfast is involved! (compliments of YOU) Make a YouTube video doing something creative, or just plain silly, and become a YouTube sensation overnight! Watch a documentary about the food…
Dating is Unnecessarily Complicated by Erik Massenzio Dating does not have to be awkward. For whatever reason, dating has become synonymous with “having a boy/girlfriend.” It does not have…
3 Tips to Bring Dating Back Shocked and bewildered. That’s how I felt during my freshmen year of college as I watched my peers forego the remnants of the dating script they learned in high school. The first months of school were full of high school sweetheart breakups. What replaced these relationships was casual sex…
With the start of another new year… you know what comes along with that, NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS!! It’s time to clean house, and maybe that means with your relationships too!? If you’ve been thinking that things with your boo just haven’t been right and, “I’m just going to stick this out through the holidays and…
Are you feeling pressured or confused about how to make WISE, intentional decisions?? It’s best to know how you’ll handle a high stakes decision or situation BEFORE you find yourself in one. It doesn’t matter how many times you say, “Oh, I would never do that…” fact is, you may find yourself in a…