Sexuality Reflection - 1126 Words

Throughout this course, I have learned a lot about some different areas of sexuality and maintaining healthy relationships. There was a lot I already knew prior to this course, but there are many areas that I did not have much knowledge of and I have grown a lot in my understanding. I have been a serious relationship for a year and some months now. My significant other is someone I can see myself being with for the rest of our lives and starting a family with. One of the keys to us maintaining a strong relationship is to communicate. The book talks a lot about communication in a relationship, whether it be sexual communication or intimate communication. My significant other and I both dealt with a lot of things growing up. These†¦show more content†¦For the duration of our relationship (one year and some months), he has had difficulty ejaculating from partnered sexual activity. We can do any number of things, but a lot of the time, it just doesn’t happen. This doesnâ €™t hinder our sexual relationship, but I do sometimes feel insecure that it may be an issue with me that is the cause for the delay. He has ejaculated on occasion, but with any kind of stimulus, there is difficulty. There has also been a time or two where he has claimed to have ejaculated and he had not, but he experienced orgasm. This was interesting concept to me that a man can have an orgasm without ejaculating. The book talks about many different factors and groups that influence adolescent sexual development. For me, I have noticed that my understanding of sexuality when I was younger was influenced greatly by those around me. One of the biggest influences was my family. From a young age, my mom has always taught me about practicing safe sex and maintaining an open relationship about sex so that I always feel comfortable talking to her. To an extent, she did scare me a little when she gave me the sex talk for the first time. 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