What are your Views About Sexuality?

By Christine Mulcahy

 

           Use these statements to explore your and/or your partner’s beliefs regarding intimate and sexual relationships.  Think about the statement and answer it first as true or false, and then explore some of your beliefs regarding the statement.  If you are completing this exercise with your partner, you can print this twice and have each partner complete it separately, comparing answers afterwards or you can go through the statements together.

 

Statement	True	False
Once a couple is married, it can be expected that they will have sex on a regular basis.
Sex is over when and only when both partners orgasm.
A person with a Sexually Transmitted Disease/Infection should no longer be sexually active.
Sex becomes boring over time within a monogamous relationship.
The purpose of sex is to have children.
A woman who has had a mastectomy or hysterectomy should not expect to have a satisfying sex life after surgery.
Sex is something that should be enjoyed only within the confines of a committed relationship.
Kissing someone outside of a committed relationship is a form of cheating.
Sex = intercourse.
Cohabitation is a great way to save money as well as be close to your partner
Jealousy is a sign of love.
Within a committed relationship, all expenses and all money should be shared equally.
Arguing with your partner is a sign that you really care about each other.
Having children will not change my relationship with my partner.
I expect any serious partner of mine to have about as much experience as I do romantically.
All of my past relationships are in the past – they will not affect my current relationship.
It is not important for my partner and I to have the same/similar religious views.
It is not important for my partner and I to have the same/similar political views.

 

**Note: There are no right or wrong answers to these questions.  This is a tool to help you think about some of your views on sex and relationships and/or compare your beliefs with your partner**