It was thrilling because it was kind of an adrenaline rush of new emotions and a new level of commitment being reached. It was daytime, and we were watching Shawshank Redemption. It wasn't romantic, or in any shape what you see in the movies. Sex isn't always smooth and sexy - and that's OK.Įlla*, in her 20s: " was a little comical.
Some may call it denial, but it was the first time I with someone who I connected with and who wanted to be around me. I like to consider my first time as being with a completely different partner, Tim, who I met on my 18th birthday.
It's not my proudest moment, but I don't feel the need to take it back. I feel like my view of sex has been shaped by close connections with partners who actually care about the person lying next to them. This is definitely not a view that has stayed with me as an adult. It felt more like I had gotten past something, like ripping off a Band-Aid really quickly so you don't have to think about it.Īt the time I did it, it made me feel as if sex was not overly special, and any emotional reaction was just a part of being a 'crazy woman' who was in denial about what she was to people. I didn't really know what to expect - at the time, I was very scared of my body, and the idea of other people seeing me was the most terrifying thing I could imagine. There was a lot of alcohol I was 17 and fresh out of high school. But afterwards, it was more about having done it rather the act itself." Your attitude to sex can change based on who you're with.Įrin, in her 20s: " definitely wasn't planned. My view of sex changed - in my teenage years, it was built up as a sign of manhood and masculinity as well as being a massive accomplishment. So to do it, however enjoyable it was at the time, there was always going to be a sense of accomplishment. Being a teenage male, there was a bit of pressure to do it your first time, and most of my mates were vocal about their sexual activity. I can't really remember my exact feeling afterwards. didn't have expectations at the time, just happy to be doing it. Having said that, I was probably too nervous, as I had built it up so much. Being a teenage male there were high expectations, especially as most of my mates were sexually active at the time - so I probably received an inflated or over-the-top version of what it would be like. Having sex isn't an accomplishment to check off a list.ĭean, in his 30s: " was with my then-girlfriend of seven months, and although we hadn't penciled in a date and time, we had spoken about it. I could have spent a long time thinking that it's mostly a bit rubbish, but when men are young they don't really need great sex to have a good time as long as the standard improves over time, there is hope for the future." Many of my early experiences involved booze, which rarely sets things up to be great.
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Personally, I would find it almost impossible to point to an occasion and say, 'There, that was my first time.' It's not like some teen movie where the boy gets the girl at the end and suddenly he's done it, so roll credits - at least not for most people. If it's all mouths and hands, are they even doing it? Many gay men never indulge in penetrative sex does this mean they die as virgins? And despite the hype, very few lesbian encounters entail someone being 'the man' and using a strap-on. Sex doesn't have one definition.Ĭhris, in his 30s: "'The first time' - What is that? Is it the first time you get gropey with someone's junk? The first time you experience an orgasm as a direct result of someone else's activity? Or is it, as many people believe, about penetration? The question is even more difficult when it comes to same-sex activities. Here's what our "first times" end up really teaching us about sex. Sex, of course, is more complicated and nuanced than that, which is actually what makes it so wonderful. But the variation in (and often anticlimactic nature of) our collective "first time" stories are a comforting reminder that sex isn't a singular experience. Nor is it something that has to be viewed through one restricted lens. Yes, the lies we tell about virginity can be harmful to how we approach sex in general. In reality, there isn't one clear definition of what it means to be a virgin, nor is there one for what "losing it" should be like. That overly simplified view of things extends to what we think about virginity, a flawed term that boils down mostly to myth. Talk of "losing your virginity" (or simply our "first time") typically requires a rather restrictive definition of sex: penetrative sex, or " P-in-V," and usually heterosexual sex at that. Losing your virginity - it's a seemingly simple concept that in fact glosses over a complicated reality.
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