Sex...not the physical side of it

LegacyUser

OK. this is a bit embarrassing...not the subject of sex but rather my own lack of remembering at this point. i feel a bit stupid for posting since i know there are well researched sites online. like many people I had sex education in school and some at home. school stuff was fairly comprehensive to be fair. for various reasons i've never been in a situation where theory became practice/relationship. i'm in my late 20s, not kissed a girl and so forth. the likelihood of this happening is fairly slim.i figure its better to at least get this out of my even if its on a web site. i'm not entirely sure what i'm asking here and i dont know how this post sounds...i'm not looking for relationship advice and i know there's been threads similar to this on boards in the past well early late 20 peoples. i'm not a confident person in general and dont socialise very often have little interest in friendships at present time. the blame for that lies squarley with me and they are my issues to work on, i'm aware of that.

So right now i'm embarrassed at my...what could you call it lack of sexual literacy? obviously i know what goes where but i feel bad that i don't know about the pill, well the details of each one and i feel i should know something since i would bear some responsibility in the contraception department should a situation arise. information is useful and important to me and i don't want to seem like a muppet who didn't remember diddley squat from school. so i should probably just go and learn. is it weird for a guy to want to read up on the pill etc?? i'm posting here as i can't talk to anyone about this. i think i'm just a fairly safety conscious person or try to be and would be the same in this area. i hope. it seems like one of those things that you can't have *too* much info about along with some common sense. i guess the stuff i learned in school will be basically the same but we know more about the STDs now? they had sexual health weeks in college but the cynical side of me says that was more of a fuss than anything.

mikemac

I'm a firm believer that there is no such thing as a stupid question.

If you have questions you can pay to see a professional and they'll explain things to you.
Or buy books or the internet.

On the internet go to a reputable site like http://www.irishhealth.com/
All kinds of misinformation on the internet so check the established sites.

LegacyUser

thank you
i'll stick to relible websites

Nevyn

http://www.scarleteen.com/

Despite the name teen in it's title is a very good site for all those starting out who have a lot of questions.

http://www.ifpa.ie/eng/Media-Info-Centre

Fact sheets on a whole range of things.

Or through the wonders of youtube planned parenthood has a set of vids on the different types of contraception.
http://www.youtube.com/user/plannedparenthood

Sauve

Just want to say fair play to you - the info you're looking for wouldn't even be considered by a lot of guys out there. I think you're being very responsible and thoughtful to your future partner(s) by informing yourself on these matters. Best of luck

Herbal Deity

You're on the frickin internet dude.

Personally, I frequently Google any random shít that pops into my head. I'm not sure why you're feeling the need to ask whether it's "weird" to research something... (Especially something that's not weird by any stretch of the imagination)

Contessa Raven

I think you can never be too careful when it comes to contraception. Alot of people (men and women) are clueless as to which forms are available and how they work to prevent pregnancy/STD's. There are way more methods than condoms and the pill but many people don't bother to research them and find out about them.

It's really good to be thinking about this. Even if you don't get to use the knowledge immediately, it's handy to know. It's also good to read up about the different STD's. Just to educate and protect yourself.

It's not stupid to want to be informed.

Good luck!

CR