The Facts... without the Lecture
B4uDecide.ie is closing down at the end of May 2024.
Alternative sources of relationships and sexuality information and resources:
- For 16-25 year olds: SpunOut.ie is an information provision website, including relationships and sexuality issues.
- For 17+ year olds: Sexualwellbeing.ie is the HSE website that provides information and resources on a wide range of information such as consent, contraception, sexual transmitted infections, vaccinations and unplanned pregnancy
- For parents: The HSE’s ‘Making the ‘Big Talk’ many small talks’ series of booklets to help parents and children talk about relationships and sexuality is available online, and to order free of charge from healthpromotion.ie. HSE funded RSE workshops are available at npc.ie and ifpa.ie
- For teachers: Junior Cycle SPHE Resources are available to support the new 2023 SPHE specification , including the Relationship and Sexuality strand.
- For youthworkers: HSE funded training on relationship and sexuality issues is available at REAL U | Foroige and Tailored Training Courses – National Youth Council of Ireland
Things to do if you like someone
There are lots of things to do to show someone how much you like them:
- Go to the cinema together.
- Watch DVDs together.
- Give them time and space to see their friends.
- Hold their hand.
- Send them romantic text messages.
- Be with them when they are upset.
- Hug them.
- Kiss them.
- Make sure they are safe.
- Make them a CD.
- Compliment them.
- Share secrets.
- Be nice to them even if you’ve had a bad day.
- Keep their secrets to yourself.
- Never gossip about them.
- Be open and honest.
- Never cheat on them.
- Listen to music together.
- Be nice to their friends.
- Be nice to their family.
- Listen to their problems.
- Tell them they are beautiful/handsome.
- Talk about everything.
- Surprise them.
- Just be yourself & allow them to be themselves.