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How Many Sex Partners Have Young Adults Really Had?

July 9, 2015 by Jill Whitney

If you watch much media these days, you’d think that most teens and young adults are constantly having casual sex. Hook-ups and experimentation are routine; it’s normal to have lots of sexual partners. Except—what if that’s not true in the real world? How many sex partners do young people really have? My survey of 900 […]

Filed Under: Everyone, Featured, For Parents of Teens and Preteens Tagged With: number of partners, sex, sex partners, teens, young adults

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Jill Whitney is a licensed marriage and family therapist dedicated to improving communication about relationships, sexuality, and intimacy. Learn more about her and her practice at Green Tree Professional Counseling.

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