1 - Talk it over before you go all the way. Take a look at some of the ways you might want to handle this in the section called QUIZ: SEX TALK.

2 - There are important questions for you to get answers to. What is abuse? What is assault? What does it mean to be a target of sexism, homophobia or a hate crime? It’s important to KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. You might also want to check out other stuff that can come up when you are dating in our RELATIONSHIPS section.

3 - Get to know your body, including your genitals. Knowing yourself is an important part of enjoying any kind of sexual closeness – now or later. spiderbytes.ca has some details about the following: FEMALE ANATOMY - EXTERNAL | FEMALE ANATOMY - INTERNAL | CIRCUMCISED MALE | UNCIRCUMCISED MALE| MALE INTERNAL. It’s also great to get to know how to get TURNED ON.

4 - Understand the risks of pregnancy, STIs and the best safer sex options for you. For more info, go to HOW PREGNANCY HAPPENS and STI BASICS.