Unprotected sex on the rise

It hardly makes sense knowing everything we know, that unprotected sex is on the rise. The advocates for safe sex point the finger at the advocates for abstinence. They say, "see, abstinence does not work". Huge misnomer since we know that no one has ever gotten an STD or pregnant while practicing abstinence. I saw a report that said approximately 65 million Americans are living with STDs and the numbers are trending up.
I am not an advocate for safe sex for several reasons, one being that a condom has never protected someone from a broken heart. Secondly there is no form of protection out there that is 100% effective. So where does the ignorance come from that induces people to have unprotected sex in this day and age. I think that when people hear the statistics about STDs they think they are not in that demographic. Only dirty, trashy, poor people get STDs. There seems to be a misconception on who is passing these viruses and bacteria around. STDs are not thinking organisms. They are not going to stop to ask how much does your daddy make and what does he do for living, before deciding to infect you or not.
For every sexual partner you sleep with, you are not just sleeping with that one person. Their sexual history becomes your sexual history, so if they have had 6 partners so have you. People especially women tend to lie about the number of partners they have had. You cannot rely on some one's word when deciding to have sex or not. I bring this up today to say that we need to encourage one another to say no to sex outside of marriage. These numbers will continue to rise until we do something about them. We can reverse this trend by not being afraid to talk about it. There are many teens out there who just think that none of the negative consequences of sex outside of marriage can happen to them. It is up to you to help them understand that if they choose to have sex, they too will be a number/statistic before long. It's not like you get to choose the consequence either, will you get pregnant? Will you get a bacteria that can be cleaned up with an antibiotic, or will you get a virus with no cure like Herpes or HIV?
The downside to abstinence is maybe you get dumped. Boo hoo! If he or she is going to dump you for not having sex then they were not worth your time in the first place. The bright side is you can look forward to a future healthy relationship. A physically fulfilling marriage where neither of you ever has to worry about STDs.