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" Have you and your boyfriend talked in explicit terms about being sexually exclusive? A new study shows that out of 434 young couples ages 18-25, 40 percent had one partner that believed they were monogamous while the other said there was no such agreement in place. And 30 percent of couples in which both partners agreed to be sexually exclusive...were not. Oof. The other surprising outcome of this study is that marriage had no bearing on whether couples thought they had to be monogamous. &amp;amp;#8220;Factors such as marriage and children did not increase the likelihood that the couple had agreed to monogamy,&amp;amp;#8221; said study co-author Marie Harvey of Oregon State University. The study, published in the Journal of Sex Research, underscores the importance of effective communication between couples and the use of sexual protection. Especially since we already know from previous research that as relationships grow steady and comfortable over time, condom use declines. Lesson learned: Tell your partner flat out what you want and what you expect. And always use protection in order to decrease your risk for STDs. Did you have an explicit talk about monogamy with your boyfriend? Did you just assume you two would be sexually exclusive? Have you ever been wrong? What&amp;#x27;s With All the Spam in the Comments Section? Sick of all those annoying ads in the comments section lately? So are we! We police the site regularly and delete spam as soon as we can, but recently, the volume of spam has increased dramatically. We&amp;#x27;re working on a way to block them permanently, so please bear with us, and know that we&amp;#x27;re as eager as you are to get rid of these pests. Meanwhile, please continue to use the Report Abuse button to flag spam--it really does help!-- and continue to leave your brilliant feedback below. If you have any urgent questions about the spam, please contact us. And a special note to you, spammers; we officially declare you a major DON&amp;#x27;T. More Ways to Get Glamour Visit ShopGlamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter! Add us to your iGoogle homepage. Photo: Jupiterimages"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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