"Girly" Doctors
So, I just started college this august and I now have my first very serious boyfriend. So, I guess I have two problems in this post.
1) Like I said, I have a serious boyfriend for the first time and we....uhhh....have a lot of sex. Awesome! He was my first, although not the point. I have been wanting for some time, before I met him, to get on some kind of birth control. For many reasons, not just the sex. But, this is where my problem is, I want to go to the gynecologist and have all of my checkups and such because I don't want there to be anything wrong, but I did just start college, so I still live at home (on the weekends when I'm not at school), and my mom doesn't like to talk about anything uncomfortable and I obviously can't go on my own without insurance. How should I go about this? I don't really want to tell my mom about it, I mean, I am 18 so I don't have to tell her about any of this. I don't know what to do about this issue.
2)I have my first very serious boyfriend, and its great. We've been dating for four months so far. Its amazing. Its the best time I've had in my life. Before we even started dating, he told me that he loved me. I felt like I loved him too so I said it back. Now, we say it all the time. There isn't a doubt in my mind that I love him, but he's talking about marriage and children, and that's ok, I want all of that, but is four months too soon to talk about that? I honestly really do love him, and can see a future with him, but are we going too fast?
1. If you are 18, you are legal to have sex. You can either buck up and tell your mom or hop on over to Planned Parenthood where I think (I'm not sure) that they'll help you without telling your parents.
2. That's part of the fun! If both of you are comfortable with the pace, have at it. It's not a problem.
I agree with Planned Parenthood. You could also ask a nurse at your college. But don't assume the college would keep it private, ask, or get suggestions for some other low cost or free clinic.
Everything is different with your first love. Also, any new relationship has a "honeymoon phase" which lasts up to a year and potentially longer, which fades. Enjoy it, but don't plan everything in your life around him, just in case. It would be a mistake to marry or have children. Living together might be OK, but that tends to get you out of the honeymoon quickly.