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Tricks guys use to get sex

Let’s start with what your friends are saying. It may be a good idea to ask them why they are making these remarks? They may be jealous, uncomfortable being around an older guy or they may know something you don’t. (Just check out their stories before you blindly believe what your friends tell you about the guy.)


Next comes the difficult part - figuring out why this guy is interested in you. After all, why is he not dating someone of his own age. Now it may be that he truly likes you as a person, but it can also be that he sees you as easy prey. I know this may be hurtful, but you need to realise that guys can seem very loving and considerate while they are setting you up for sex. So, let’s start here. Has he said or done any of the following?


Softening you up or inviting behaviour

  1. “You have such a beautiful skin.” (And then he wants to see you in your underwear or caress you all over.)
  2. “It is so hot. Let’s take off our clothes and lie next to each other in our underwear.”
  3. “Accidentally” touching your private parts or placing his hand on your leg and then slowly moving it upward.
  4. “You drive me crazy. Want to feel what you do to me!” (Then he wants you to put your hand in his pants.)
  5. “I love you so much. There is no other girl for me.”
  6. “We belong together.”
  7. “I will do anything to prove to you how much I love you.”


Emotional blackmail


  1. “If you love me you will . . .”
  2. “If I can not get it from you I will get it somewhere else.”
  3. “Do you want to be the only virgin in the school?”
  4. “It’s no big deal. We love each other.”
  5. “I will love you forever if you have sex with me.”


Manipulation

  1. “We’ve been dating for 2 months. That makes it okay to . . .“
  2. “Nobody will know.”
  3. “Pam and Sally have done it. So is everybody else. I can get it anywhere if you don’t want to give it to me.”
  4. “I’m so horny now! I need you baby.”
  5. “I know you want some. Come on baby. Just admit it. I know you want it.”


Okay, so we know guys will try their luck or say stupid things when they try to impress girls. Big deal. Forget it and move on. However, guys who use tricks do so because they think you are stupid enough to fall for it. All they want is to satisfy their own desires and they will gladly use you to do so if you give them the chance. So don’t. After all, will you misuse a guy if you love him?


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Tricks guys use to get sexThe power of self-acceptanceGreat mistakesDoes your parent deserve a “Thank you?”13 Ways to survive teenage lifeHow to get your dad to spend more time with youTips on how to impress her parentsFree yourself from your limiting beliefsVisualise your destinyTurn setbacks into victoriesShowing you mom that you love herConflict and conflict managementDealing with questionable friendsCommunication styles

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How to reduce the stress of your teenager

Teenagers today are exposed to much more stress than what you were when you were young. Not only does 24-hour television and media exposure put them right in the middle of the adult world, but high demands at school, less family time (e.g. you get home late due to traffic), peer pressure, possible earlier sexual ripening and their search for their own identity gives plenty cause for stress.


Here are some tips for how to reduce your teen’s stress:

  1. RESTT –
  2. let them relax (which does not include watching scary movies or playing demanding and stressful computer games, but things that really brings relaxation. This can include a walk in the park, a hobby, taking a nice hot bath, doing some exercise, getting involved in some sport that interests them or listening to music);
  3. eat well (check their nutrition and make sure they have a balanced diet and get in enough vitamins and minerals);
  4. sleep enough (e.g. eight to nine hour per night);
  5. talk (getting teenagers to open up is not always easy, however, if you show interest, keep your cool, do not come down on them – even if they say or do something you do not like or agree with, and spend time with them, they may very well open up and talk to you. If not, at least motivate them to speak to someone else); and
  6. think right or develop a positive attitude (e.g. use statements like “I can”, “It is only temporary”, “It is not the end of the world”, “I have people that can help me” and “I will get through this” instead of thinking and talking only negatively);
  7. Identify the stressors. Help your teens to pinpoint and describe that what stresses them. Describing it is important because this helps to see if there is more than one thing that stresses them;
  8. Let them vent. Allow your teen to go out, spend time alone, scream in their pillows and say exactly what they feel and think (at least now when they are stressed). Explain to them that to get their emotions out will help them to feel better and it will help to see the issue more clearly;
  9. Organise and plan. Prevent over-scheduling or for them to take on too much. Let them cut out a few activities or at least for some time then;
  10. Prioritise. Teach them to work out a flexible schedule so that they can get to the most or more important things first and with whatever time they have left do the others; and
  11. Realistic expectations. Take care not to place high demands on or allow them to develop unrealistic expectations. Let them understand that nobody is perfect and motivate them to keep expectations realistic and achievable.


If you have a good relationship with your teens it should not be a problem to talk to them and to bring the above ideas to their attention. However, if the communication between you and them are not that hot then you can use some other ways to get the message across. A note in their lunch box, a book on how to deal with stress or you can print the articles on this website that shows how to deal with stress and leave it in their room.

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