A Serious Relationship, Continued
Select a guy you feel is attractive or perhaps your type.
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Let's get back to the scenario where you're in a serious, exclusive relationship with a boyfriend.
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Let's say you go out of town for two weeks.
For the first time in a while, you're not spending time with your boyfriend.
[[Next->page18]]
You want to experience the town. You're free to do what you want!
[[Next->page19]]
As the days go by, though, you get hornier and hornier.
Your friends aren't around to entertain you, and your boyfriend isn't around to help you out. You're getting restless...
[[Next->page20]]
One night, you go out to a bar on your own.
You're standing alone with a drink when...
[[Next->page21]]
A hot guy smiles at you from across the room, walks up, and says hi.
[[Next->page22]]
He's engaging and flirtatious. He buys you a few drinks, and you talk for a while. You think, damn, this guy looks good. And, he's just your type!
[[Next->page24]]
He invites you over to his place to continue hanging out.
Do you think you'd consider having sex with this guy?
[[Yes->page29]] [[No->page25]]
You're having fun, so you go over to his place. He tells you he really likes you. He looks like he's ready to tear your clothes off.
Would you consider having sex with this guy now?
[[Yes->page29]] [[No->page25a]]
This sexy stranger in a different city wants to hook up with you. Your boyfriend would never know if anything happened, and you never have to see this guy again if you don't want to.
Are you sure there's absolutely no way you'd have sex with him?
[[Yes, I might actually have sex with this guy.->page29]] [[No, even if I considered it, I'd stay faithful to my boyfriend.->page27]]
It's great that you would stick to your relationship agreement. We're not encouraging this behavior, but we're not passing judgment either. There were a lot of factors that would make it hard for most guys to resist having sex.
[[Next->page27a]]
Even if there's close to 0% chance, it //is// possible that you might have sex with another guy when you're away from your boyfriend, horny, drinking, and with someone you're very attracted to.
So, let's follow that possibility and see what happens.
[[Next->page29]]
You have sex with the guy. Did you use a condom?
(link: "Yes")[(set: $condom to "yes")(goto: "page30")] [[No->page30]]
{(if: $condom is "yes")[You used a condom - a great move!<br>]
}Think for a moment what the ''//health risks//'' would have been if you hadn’t used condoms consistently, either with this guy or with your boyfriend?
[[Next->page31]]
You have a few more drinks and are very buzzed by this point. The guy clearly wants you, and you're into him too.
Would you consider having sex with this guy now?
[[Yes->page29]] [[No->page26]]
Thinking of all the possibilities that could happen, what might lead you to step outside of your relationship?
[[Next->page28]]
Remember, you often can’t tell if a person has HIV or an STI. If you had not used condoms with this guy, your chances of catching something would have gone up.
[[Next->page32]]
And, if you and your boyfriend didn't use condoms consistently, you would have run the risk of infecting him as well.
[[Next->page33]]
Now think what the ''//emotional//'' risks would have been if you hadn’t used condoms consistently, either with this guy or with your boyfriend?
It would be a lot harder to talk to your boyfriend about having //unprotected// sex with another person compared to a situation where you had used condoms.
Also, you might feel bad about possibly passing an infection on to your partner.
[[Next->page36]]
Now consider the situation reversed.
If it's possible for //you// to have sex with another guy, do you think it's possible that //your boyfriend// might have sex with someone else when he's out of town?
[[Yes->page37]] [[No->page37]]Trust is integral to any serious relationship. But, there's always the possibility that one or both of you may step outside the boundaries or cross the line, even if you're not trying to.
This puts the other partner at risk and is the reason why most new HIV infections among young guys who have sex with other guys come from someone they considered a serious partner.
[[Next->page39]]
Even in a serious relationship, you can protect your and your partner's health and emotional needs by:
Using condoms consistently
Taking PrEP for an additional layer of protection
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