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Waiting is Caring
If you care about your partner and you’re not ready for sex, it’s OKAY TO WAIT!
If your partner cares about you, they will respect your decision to wait.
Here are different ways to show your partner you care:
- Spend time with them
- Be a good listener
- Compliment them
- Surprise them with a note in their locker
- Hug them
- Cook them their favorite food
- Make them feel special and important
- Hold their hand
- Look into their eyes when you talk
- Be there for them
- Respect them
- Cuddle with them
- Be honest
- Pay attention to detail (notice their new hair style)
- Tell them what you like about them
- Write them a poem or love letter
- Call them “just to say hi”
- Call them to say goodnight
- Let them know when you miss them
- Kiss them
- Let them know when your thinking about them
- Let them know when you appreciate something they’ve done
- Cheer them up when they’re feeling down
- Get them flowers, cards or candy just because
- Remember certain birthdays
- Share feelings
- Tell them you care
Reviewed April 25, 2007
T: Sexual Health/Grade 8 and 9