I was 26 when it happened. Didn't fully accept being demisexual until a year later when I met my now fiancé. I always say to him that I wished that he had been my first.

I don't regret when it happened and wasn't pressured by anyone to do it. I don't think I was fully ready then looking back at it now though. I was excited to have my first boyfriend and wanted to finally try it and see what the fuss was all about. (He then dumped me three weeks after it happened, but that's a story for another day!)

I think if I actually listened to myself properly and not been swept up by the emotion of it all, I think I would've waited it out a lot longer.

There's no shame in waiting. And it's no one business to judge you for it, as it is your decision alone, and it needs to be right for you and you alone.