- Interact with all genders in appropriate and respectful ways
- Communicate effectively with family and friends
- Ask questions of other adults about sexual issues, when necessary
- Are able to communicate and negotiate sexual limits
- Communicate respectfully their desires to have sex and not to have sex
- Accept refusals of sex without hostility or feeling insulted
- Can physically express feelings of attraction and desire in ways that do not focus on the genitals (ex: holding, caressing, kissing, etc.)
- Talk with a partner about sexual activity before it occurs, including limits, contraceptive and condom use, and meaning in the relationship
- Communicate with partners their intentions for the relationship (ex: only dating, want marriage)
- Listen to and respect others’ boundaries and limits
- Are sensitive to non-verbal cues of others’ boundaries and limits
Sexually Healthy
According to the Minnesota Department of Health, sexual health includes emotional, psychological, physical, intellectual and spiritual dimensions. The following are characteristics of sexually healthy adults, however, note that sexual health is developed over a life-span, from cradle to grave. Integrating sexuality into one’s life in a balanced way is a life-time endeavor.
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