"Too Young to be a Dad"

After watching "Too Young to be a Dad" I viewed a very good way to handle a situation such as the one in this movie.  Though some people may choose adoption, taking responsibility for one's actions is a very modest way of handling a teen pregnancy.  I also thought it was interesting that this movie took the perspective of the father, rather than the mother's perspective, like in the movie "Juno."  I finally saw a movie that showed the guy making decisions and taking responsibility, rather than the girl.  

Here are my answers to the questions:

• Honestly, I believe guys feel pressure from friends to have sex.  On a personal note, I have gotten a lot of pressure from my peers about this topic.  Teens expect couples that have been together for an extended period of time to have had sex, or expect that they are going to have sex.  It's tough to endure the embarrassment when you say "no" to your peers when they've asked you if you have had sex.  Teens make it seem as if it's normal, as if everyone is doing it.  But in reality, most of it is all talk.
  
• I think girls feel pressure to have sex from peers and their boyfriends.  Since I'm not a girl, I can't give you my point of view, so I'm not going to assume anything.  However, I am interested to see what girls have posted.
  
• In either case, boy or girl, teens are pressured by the media to have sex.  Whether it's an ad in a magazine, a TV show, or a song on the radio, sex is EVERYWHERE.  The first thing I think of when sex and the media come to mind is Grey's Anatomy.  It seems to me that people are having sex all the time on that show.  Shows like this give teens the "green light;" they make sex seem common.
• Obviously, drugs/alcohol and sex don't mix.  If drugs and/or alcohol are involved in a situation where sex is a temptation, one's normal decision-making skills are impaired.  One becomes more relaxed, thus, more vulnerable to sex.  Often times, girls who are drunk are taken advantage of, and end up having unwanted or unplanned sex.
• The GREAT decision-making model is the best method to use when confronted with an opportunity to have sex.  This method allows one to view all of the possible choices and consequences.  Once acted upon, one evaluates his/her decision.  I prefer this method over the Feeling/Acting=Deciding method, because the latter allows fate to decide, rather than thinking it over and making a confident decision.  I personally use the GREAT decision-making model, whether I know it or not.  I weigh all of my options, and choose the one I think is best.