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Exactly. Responsible informed sex is perfectly normal and fine. |
Same. I was the only one “who hadn’t done it.” |
I had one partner in high school, and we stayed together for 3 years and went to the same college. There was definitely a period of time we thought we were soul mates. We had excellent BC/STD education through our public school and never had an “oops” or pregnancy scare.
In hindsight, what we didn’t have was the maturity to be pledging ourselves to one another at that young of an age or an understanding of mutual pleasure. For example, as the female in the relationship it wasn’t that enjoyable to me as I learned it could be later on. |
I’m so happy to see this thread of women looking back with positive feelings of their sexual encounters as late teens. I was expecting lots of regretful comments. |
As my brother pointed out, sex is as human as eating and sleeping. It’s normal.
I’m generally sex-positive, and only regret sex with one partner. It was an unhealthy situation. I was in my late 30s at the time. No regrets for sex as a teen. |
Don't stand so close to me |
God, I wish someone would have had sex with me in high school. My life would have been so much better. (Female poster....) |
I’m sorry you didn’t have great experiences until you were older. I think the thing that helped me is that I was pretty vocal. I’ve always been open about what I want, what feels good, what doesn’t, and what would make it better. Maybe I was too young to realize that’s not how some people roll. I can remember being with new partners in my 20s who would comment on how open/vocal I was about my wants and needs. I’m not saying you did things wrong, but being open seemed to help. If I’d waited until I was older and trying to impress guys and find a husband instead of just having fun and feeling good, I might have been more inhibited. |
Hahaha It's not about being open and vocal. Most teen boys are idiots. |
Agreed. My main memory of boys who were my friends in HS is things like, how they could light their farts on fire with a lighter. I'm sure they grew up to learn how to please a woman, but I'm not seeing that happening when they were 16. |
I lost my virginity the summer between high school and freshman year at college. No regrets, just wish I'd hoed more when I was in college and had a banging body.
I have a friend that had sex at 15 and although she doesn't really regret it, in hindsight she says she wasn't mature enough to handle the emotional aspects of sex, relationships, and break ups at that age. |
I enjoyed myself. But I always waited until I was in love. I have only had 3 partners and they all really meant something to me. Who you love changes you.
Also, the guys I slept with were awesome. Not all teenaged boys are bad at sex. |
OMG yes. Same! I was 18 & he was 21, and new what he was doing (and very kind). But those bangin body days are relatively short in the grand scheme of life. |