The Facts... without the Lecture
B4uDecide.ie is closing down at the end of May 2024.
Alternative sources of relationships and sexuality information and resources:
- For 16-25 year olds: SpunOut.ie is an information provision website, including relationships and sexuality issues.
- For 17+ year olds: Sexualwellbeing.ie is the HSE website that provides information and resources on a wide range of information such as consent, contraception, sexual transmitted infections, vaccinations and unplanned pregnancy
- For parents: The HSE’s ‘Making the ‘Big Talk’ many small talks’ series of booklets to help parents and children talk about relationships and sexuality is available online, and to order free of charge from healthpromotion.ie. HSE funded RSE workshops are available at npc.ie and ifpa.ie
- For teachers: Junior Cycle SPHE Resources are available to support the new 2023 SPHE specification , including the Relationship and Sexuality strand.
- For youthworkers: HSE funded training on relationship and sexuality issues is available at REAL U | Foroige and Tailored Training Courses – National Youth Council of Ireland
Scoring, Kissing, Meeting
Ok, so lots of people score, kiss, meet other people without knowing that much about them – sometimes they don’t even know for sure that they like them. It’s much more fun kissing someone when you know a bit about them and like them for who they are. It’s also nicer being kissed when you know that the other person likes you for who you are.
Be Careful!
If there is someone that you like, maybe someone you have kissed a few times, and you would like to be their boyfriend or girlfriend, there are a few things you need to be careful of:
- Are they a lot older than you?
If they are, they are at a different stage in their life and they may be ready for a more serious relationship than you are. - Do they want you to spend all your time with them?
If they do, this can be a very unhealthy sign and you may end up losing your friends if you continue a relationship with them.
If you do have a boyfriend or girlfriend as you get older, it’s good to know what healthy and unhealthy relationships are like.
The Age of Consent for sexual intercourse for heterosexual and homosexual sex is 17 for boys and girls.