Relationship Advice.....?

[Coach Simon]

At seventeen, you are still going through your adolescence, which involves emotional change as well as physical. You probably think you know yourselves and each other, but how can you? Try to lighten up a little, because really, teenage boys don't always want to be tied to a relationship for ever! In addition, if you want his respect, you'll need to develop some emotional self sufficiency, which means not depend on another person for your happiness. The excitement and thrill of being in love with its desires, passions and intense emotions seldom last for very long; they can develop into something much stronger and deeper, but this seldom happens when we are teenagers for the above reasons.

By the way, sex might be fun, and so may drink and drugs be, but the consequences can be disastrous outside of a serious, mature, well established and loving relationship - involving a strong friendship - let alone safety. Read the questions here; so very many are about deeply unhappy people who had sex - and quite often children - when in their teens, and are completely miserable as a result. The same applies to people who go on t.v. shows such as Maury, Jeremy Kyle, etc. The main reason is that sex is very intimate and emotionally bonding (especially when frequent or regular), and when the friendship, mutual values and ambitions, etc. are not in place, emotional confusion and misery ensue.

Good Luck! And remember, that if you go looking for muck, you'll probably find it.