"I think a healthy sexual relationship would involve the two people being sure that both are able to reach orgasm. I think a lot of straight couples especially could work on that."
Jack Anton Hardy, British lit. freshman
"I think women need to be pleased. Safe sex dude!"
Nathaniel Fernandez, Empress Cabaret clerk
"Keep track of your partners and who you are with all the time. Record dates or something so you at least know who you are having sex with, and be sure it is protected."
Sheena Beyer, dancer at Empress Cabaret
"I don't think you need to have sex in order to have an intimate relationship with somebody, but it's definitely a plus if you feel that you want to share that."
Jessica Diaz-Liberato, phys. sciences major
"Respect and trust."
Lauren Theresa Olivas, communication junior
"Being honest, mature and responsible."
Chris Cheeks, communication junior
"It makes it all the more difficult to define 'healthy sex' when people have different definitions for 'health' itself. Add to that the fact that people even have different ideas on what constitutes 'sex' · for example, does masturbation count as sex?"
Cordelia Guggenheim, doctoral candidate
"I think we all have things to learn in terms of our relationships with other people - not just (in) our sexual relationships. There are a lot of things that need to happen prior to intimacy in order for intimacy to be satisfying to either partner."
Alberta Hopkins, Campus Health nurse
"Trust, honesty and friendship - those are the things that I think make a good healthy relationship."
Mario Garcia, chemical engineering freshman
"Sex and love together are very powerful and much more powerful in terms of emotion and the ability to connect than either of them alone."
Carol Evans, Ph.D. in marriage and family therapy
"My belief about what makes a relationship work is when she takes care of her and he takes care of her too. When she takes care of him and he takes care of him, it all goes to hell in a hand basket."
Patti Harada, practicing psychologist
