Sex is confusing. Chances are, whether you're about to embark on your first experience with sex, or you've done it multiple times, you probably still have a ton of questions. What's sex really like? Does it hurt the first time?

It was early morning now, almost time for us both to depart for school. I could see the skyline begin to widen, hear the humming from pedestrians on their way to work, and the New York City taxis honking at them to get out of the way. This had become routine, an intuitive pattern for us, ever since we had sex for the first time with each other on the week separating our 18th birthdays. We were insatiably curious, bonded together by shared vulnerability. But we were inexperienced sexually, and these midnight rituals had become sort of like an after-school sport — we were practicing. Sometimes, we hit a home run. Others, we struck out hard.

As a high school teacher and speaker, I regularly receive questions about sex, love and dating from young people. Below are researched answers to some of the most common questions teens are asking about sex. Here's a few good reasons for Christians to wait until they're married before having sex:.

Answering their kids' questions about sex is a responsibility that many parents dread. Otherwise confident moms and dads often feel tongue-tied and awkward when it comes to talking about puberty and where babies come from. But the subject shouldn't be avoided. Parents can help foster healthy feelings about sex if they answer kids' questions in an age-appropriate way. From as early as infancy, kids are interested in learning about their own bodies.