chapter six

Social sexual health calls human beings to grow in awareness of sexual interactions and desires, to name them and to talk about them with people. They have important decisions to make about how they deal with what stimulates them sexually: situation, clothing, TV programs, advertisement, internet and print pornography, the beach.

Social healthy relationships

• All human beings need healthy relationships of intimate trust, congenial companionship, and just plain affection and fun.

• We need them with me and women, married and single, young, old and peers

• Living within healthy relationships means that we need people in our lives who can hear whatever they have to say, accept them as they are, help them stay honest , and hold them accountable.