Dear kitty:

You wrote: “my dad is strict about all this”-

– this makes me think that being in a long-distance relationship (with Sid) does have an advantage: fewer chances that you will get in trouble with your dad because in a LD relationship, there is no chance that (1) your father will find out that you are spending alone, in-person time with a guy, (2) you can’t get pregnant long-distance, and (3) you can’t get a sexually transmitted disease (STD) long-distance.

What I am trying to say is that I am concerned about having given a not yet 18 year old girl advice about having a boyfriend who lives in close proximity, being that you are so young, that you are living with your parents, and that your father is so strict: I don’t want you to have troubles with your father/ at home, and I don’t want you to get pregnant or get am STD.

Are you aware of the risks of having sex in real-life (pregnancy, STDs, emotional costs)?

anita