Published: October 1, 1995

Dramatic Approach

Two teenagers, a girl and boy, are seated next to each other on chairs. "So my friends and I were reading a magazine article about sex,'' the girl says awkwardly to her boyfriend, "and it said how you can get diseases if you don't use a condom.'' She takes a deep breath. "So just to be safe, I think we should start using condoms.''

"Why?'' the boy asks, astonished. "Have you had sex with anyone but me?''

"Have...