It’s hot, sunny and campus is crawling with half-dressed boys and girls. Maybe it’s the heat-induced delirium or the long-awaited break from relentless classes, but somehow, our classmates are starting to look more attractive.

What to do with this heightened attraction? You can wait for it to pass (if it will), or you can jump on the nearest opportunity for a no-strings-attached, steamy summer fling. But, if you do decide to make something of your newly awakened sexual senses, how far should you take it? And, what if that fling grows into a full-blown relationship? And then, when is it the right time to start “officially” calling your relationship a — dare I say it — “relationship”?

How to make sense of all of these questions? I’m here to help.

My name is Parisa Sadrzadeh, and, like many of you, I’m infatuated with sex — everything about it. When most kids watched Sesame Street, I watched soap operas with my mom, becoming increasingly curious as to what complexities caused Boy and Girl to bicker, and why Boy 1 was just kissing Girl 1 but is now swapping saliva with Girl 2. I should’ve known at that very moment that my initial curiosity would flourish into a decade of even deeper and more complicated confusion and awareness to the intricacies of romance, intimacy and of course, sex.

I’ll be penning this column during the summer to help answer your everyday questions and maybe even broaden your sexual horizons. Just like the act itself, sex talk is inevitable, fun and can be extremely pleasurable — and insightful — when done correctly. With my facilitation, I invite the UW community to join in my pursuit of perfect pillow talk.

As college students, we are lucky to be in an environment supportive of people like myself, a place where interests like mine are well acknowledged and even provoked. I am also fortunate to be a peer health educator in the University Health Education Leadership Program, where I have learned the facts behind our raging impulses and the sometimes unfortunate consequences that follow.

With this introduction, I hope to build a relationship with you, the readers, to engage in some passionate intercourse — no, not sexual, but more of an exchange of thoughts about the completely riveting topic of sex. To effectively enliven our discussion, The Daily has created an online suggestion box at dailyuw.com where readers can anonymously contribute story ideas, personal experiences, questions and suggestions to me. Take advantage of this opportunity and supply some of your ideas; only with some giving from each partner can a relationship be truly mutually beneficial, right?

So, this marks the beginning of a new sexual journey, and like any great intimate affair, it will be filled with some explanation and background, some experimentation, and hopefully, a climax that’s well built-up and long-lasting. Let’s take it slow, make it last and, most importantly, enjoy.

Reach Copy Chief Parisa Sadrzadeh at features@dailyuw.com.