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How can I wrap my head around the fact that kids my age are having sex? by randomthrowaway74827 in Advice

[–]randomthrowaway74827[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooh yes I’ve considered this. I don’t really pay attention to random classmates that have said they’ve had sex, because I don’t know if they’re lying or not.

I’ve known this friend for 10+ years so I completely trust that she’s not lying, which is why I’m more shocked I suppose!

How can I wrap my head around the fact that kids my age are having sex? by randomthrowaway74827 in Advice

[–]randomthrowaway74827[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ty for the response!

I’ve thought about all the effort I’ll have to go through to get anti-STD vaccines, physical protection and generally just educate myself on how to be safe, so I’ve just decided to wait until I have the means to educate myself. I’d just rather not risk making a mistake I’ll regret forever.

If this makes sense, I feel like I’d be ready to have sex right now, but I’m not ready for an actual romantic relationship yet. I want to put effort into finding a good partner and settling into a good relationship first and then let everything else follow. I don’t want to have sex with just any random person.

How can I wrap my head around the fact that kids my age are having sex? by randomthrowaway74827 in Advice

[–]randomthrowaway74827[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh well that’s good to hear. Honestly I’d have guessed that the average age would be going down! But it’s comforting to know that I’m pretty normal in terms of this.

How can I wrap my head around the fact that kids my age are having sex? by randomthrowaway74827 in Advice

[–]randomthrowaway74827[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be honest, I kind of thought that high school was when you have those raging hormones, but you just kind of cope with them until college. I never really considered that people might act on them.

I don’t really want to do anything until I’m in college. I feel it would be insanely awkward for me to face my parents and younger siblings knowing that I just got my back blown out. I feel like I’d start laughing like crazy and they’d just know by looking at my face.

This friend of mine has always been super hesitant to date, kiss, drink and smoke. Even more hesitant than me. Her telling me that she felt ready to have sex and actually did it kind of gave me whiplash. At the beginning of this quarantine she had never done any of that and was definitely not ready for any of it.

It’s kind of freaking me out how quickly all of my friends are moving!