I don't think you are being too stubborn. It's your body.
On the flip side - I can see where your boyfriend is coming from - BUT I don't entirely agree with him. He probably thinks you just pop a pill once a day, and voila, no babies. He probably doesn't realize the side effects, cost, doctors visits, etc. Maybe research some information and print it out, as to why you don't want to take it? No talking needed, and he can read it and digest it at his own pace.
There are TONS of other forms of birth control you can be on - like an IUD, condoms, etc. It might take some research, since we seem to be a very birth-control-pill-centered culture, but I am sure you can find something that you like.
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Date: 2009-03-15 10:38 pm (UTC)On the flip side - I can see where your boyfriend is coming from - BUT I don't entirely agree with him. He probably thinks you just pop a pill once a day, and voila, no babies. He probably doesn't realize the side effects, cost, doctors visits, etc. Maybe research some information and print it out, as to why you don't want to take it? No talking needed, and he can read it and digest it at his own pace.
There are TONS of other forms of birth control you can be on - like an IUD, condoms, etc. It might take some research, since we seem to be a very birth-control-pill-centered culture, but I am sure you can find something that you like.