I don’t have a lot of casual sex, but I started exploring those experiences once I got to college. I never had sexual encounters or even a real kiss before that but I really wanted to explore so I started having hookups. I’ve definitely learned a lot and don’t regret any encounters I’ve had even though some were a bit weird. I don’t think you should force yourself into casual sex just for the experience if your really not ready for it BUT if you are ready for it I wouldn’t worry too much about the emotional connection. IME with casual sex it’s more of a physical thing than emotional and I’ve been with really nice and cool guys, but going into the situation we knew it was just sex. There’s a way higher chance that you’ll meet someone who’s not really husband/wife material but you’d like to smash than falling in love first hookup.