When you were a teen

Contributor: Bethy Cassatt Bethy Cassatt
I was a total repressed book nerd. In college, I had my first boyfriend and my first... well, everything. I don't regret not having teen sex, and I'm happy now, so, whatever.
04/18/2012
Contributor: El-Jaro El-Jaro
I'll echo Prax and beck.

I was 18, but I wish I knew then what I knew now. I definitely would've made my feelings known to a couple people I've completely lost track of.

As long as they're being smart about it (what're the odds on that?), it is what it is.
04/18/2012
Contributor: jokerzwild jokerzwild
No I wasn't cool enough to get laid in highschool
04/18/2012
Contributor: vegweg vegweg
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Originally posted by joja
Your only options are "I regret it," "I would change it if I could go back," and "It's in the past, I don't care anymore"?

Why would you assume everyone feels either negative or neutral about their teen ... more
Thank you! I'd had sex with boys and girls before I turned 16 and I don't regret anything! I was so over relationships after being cheated on and physically and sexually abused by an ex-boyfriend and decided to just explore and have fun. I was never stupid about it and I've made it to 20 without so much as a pregnancy or STD scare. I'm in a serious relationship now and haven't had sex with anyone but my partner for the last year and a half but I don't regret a single sexual encounter from those few years in high school I let myself have fun.
04/18/2012
Contributor: dragonn dragonn
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Originally posted by SecretToyLover2
Were you sexually active? I was and I regret it. Seeing my younger sister be active just freaks me out though. She's even younger than I used to be. The times have changed!
Not as a teen. College. Did some regretful things but think I handled it much better at that age than I would have as a teen.
04/19/2012
Contributor: K101 K101
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Originally posted by SecretToyLover2
Were you sexually active? I was and I regret it. Seeing my younger sister be active just freaks me out though. She's even younger than I used to be. The times have changed!
Yep, they're gettin' it on earlier and earlier. Well, that almost sounded as if it were a good thing! Lol. Definitely not good, but I did it way too early. I don't regret, ever. I truly learn from my mistakes. I don't think I can recall many things that I've actually regretted. I had sex way too early, but didn't continue doing it. It was a one time thing and then happened again in my later teen years and then with my current partner who I started seeing at 15. It's very scary, especially with how bad STD'S and HIV are. It scares me.
04/19/2012
Contributor: CindyH CindyH
I would change it if I could go back
04/19/2012
Contributor: Kiwi Green Kiwi Green
I'm a person who's waiting for a click. i always wanted the click so i don't do hook-ups or school dating.
04/20/2012
Contributor: sexxxkitten sexxxkitten
I was in college. I don't regret it.
04/20/2012
Contributor: breebree breebree
I never had sex in hs and I'm so glad I didn't. Teens should really wait. If you're not paying bills and being responsible then you should not be having sex
04/21/2012
Contributor: pixxie87 pixxie87
i was a virgin till 18
04/22/2012
Contributor: pitona pitona
i even wish i couldve waited longer
04/22/2012
Contributor: CoffeeCup CoffeeCup
I was 17 and completely ready. I don't regret it one bit and never have.
04/22/2012
Contributor: sweetpea12 sweetpea12
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Originally posted by SecretToyLover2
Were you sexually active? I was and I regret it. Seeing my younger sister be active just freaks me out though. She's even younger than I used to be. The times have changed!
I am a female and I wasn't really except for with myself. I was sexually active with myself like it was my job. But I regret not doing thins because I feel like it would have been an experience. I think I kind of missed out
06/19/2012
Contributor: Bodhi Bodhi
Yeah. I was 15. I regretted it for awhile, but now I more so don't care.
06/20/2012
Contributor: Peggi Peggi
I was 15, and I don't regret it at all, because it gave me experience. I do regret not being more careful, though. Although I was only with one partner (at the time) I didn't make him use condoms because we were taught to abstain, so I didn't know about the other options until almost a year in! A friend of mine mentioned something about a pill that you could take daily and prevent it (who woulda thunk it?!) and that's when I talked to my doctor about different types of birth control and was put on the Depo shot.

I'm a perfect example of why abstinence only sex-education lacks the actual EDUCATION part. It didn't stop me from having sex, just made me less prepared and far less educated about how to avoid getting an STD or pregnant.
06/25/2012
Contributor: authorzero authorzero
I was, and I have no qualms about it.

The times haven't really changed. I mean, it wasn't uncommon for girls to get married off at 13 or 14 in the past. There's always been some sex at high school age. I think right now, the media is sensationalizing it. Also girls are dressing more provocatively, but that doesn't mean they are having more sex.
06/25/2012
Contributor: Scrawberry78 Scrawberry78
I was and I don't regret a thing. I was young and having fun. I didn't do any drugs or drink like most teens.
06/25/2012
Contributor: thisisadeletedaccount thisisadeletedaccount
I was sexually active and I don't regret it at all. It was fun and I learned a lot about myself. I was also a volunteer at a teen sexual health clinic, so I knew how to stay safe.
06/26/2012
Contributor: Cora Jane Cora Jane
I wasn't active as a teen, I lost my virginity at 21. It was a good choice for me.
06/26/2012
Contributor: Incendiaire Incendiaire
I would have liked to have had much more sex as a teen. All that horniness and nothing to do with it.
06/26/2012
Contributor: CamelliaGirl CamelliaGirl
I lost my virginity to my then-gf at 16 or 17. We weren't the healthiest couple, and it wasn't the healthiest relationship, but it was as healthy as it could have been and the sex was loving.
06/26/2012
Contributor: nova2014 nova2014
I was sexually active during high school and I'm not really regretting it, it's in the past and I did stuff with someone I cared about
12/10/2012
Contributor: mjtheprincess mjtheprincess
I was barley sixteen and it was perfect. I wouldn't change a moment of it. Even though that relationship ended very dis-functionally, it will always be an amazing moment in my memory.

Ever guy I slept with between then and now has made me a better lover and a stronger person who depends less and less on "needing" a man.

I don't regret an ounce of it. I wouldn't change anything. The guy I have now is amazing, and it would make a crazy romantic story if he was my first and only, but the way things went worked for me.
12/10/2012
Contributor: spineyogurt spineyogurt
i nver had any sex as a kid
12/10/2012
Contributor: butts butts
Guy here, but female bodied. I didn't have sex until I was 19, glad I waited for my current partner.
12/10/2012
Contributor: naturegirl naturegirl
I was sexually precocious as a young teen, lost my virginity two weeks after my 15th birthday, had my first encounter with another girl in the same year, gave my first BJ at 16, and generally was promiscuous until I turned 19.
I regretted it around the time my first marriage failed but Phil helped me put things into perspective and I now know that what we did in our younger days can have a beneficial effect on how we turn out in later years.
12/11/2012
Contributor: Sunny Meadows Sunny Meadows
I was 15 years old when I lost mine. I dont regret anything I did because you learn from your past. It makes us who we are today.
12/11/2012
Contributor: Martiniman Martiniman
I was getting handjobs and oral sex along with intense foreplay like heavy petting, fingering and even performing cunnilingus at age 16. I lost my virginity at 17. Having a girlfriend who was being raised in a single parent household by a liberal father who gave his blessing for our sex life, I had a very active sex life as a teen. I do not regret it, and even remember the fond memories of our sexual exploits and adventures often.
12/11/2012
Contributor: Robespierrethecat Robespierrethecat
There's nothing wrong with having sex as a teen. As long as you're safe and know what you're getting into-who really cares?

I had sex for the first time at 15, and I don't regret it at all. I had a great time, and was in a committed relationship that lasted over a year. Not a big deal.
12/11/2012