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I'm not over 20, but I will
be 20 next month. I'm a virgin.
My opinion varies on this.
From a biological point of view, that male part of me (that is both an irritating and essential part of me) has the urge to go out and procreate is frustrated, sometimes to a pretty maddening degree. I feel like I need to get my arse out of the door and meet someone right this instant and so on.
At the same time though, after a particularly intense guilt trip over it, I thought hard and came up with something:
Why the hell do I feel guilty about this?
I thought (and still think) about those around me in relationships, and to be honest they're not that great.
My cousin (my age) is going out with a guy who frequently comes across as a patronising, pompous, weedy knob.
My other cousin (male, my age) is going out with a pretty girl, but he had to split up with his other GF after she tried to get him to marry her (!), and now he's getting very serious with this one too. I wouldn't be surprised if the same happens again.
My friend is an exception as he actually has a pretty decent relationship, but again it's getting pretty heavy for him quite quick.
One of my best friends (a girl, my age) has had a string of broken relationships and is frequently unhappy. She now has a good relationship, but often has rocky patches.
Nearly everyone else I can think of is in a "casual" (read: emotionless sex) relationship or is into a really deep, committed thing before they've even hit 20.
So why do I feel bad about it sometimes? The answer is the total ******** society feeds us nowadays. Just because The Man says I'm not cool if I'm not having a lame fumble at a party at 16 means that's the case?
What a load of crap. I expect the guy I know who made his GF pregnant at 16 is not feeling particularly cool changing nappies right now
We are given this BS in everything. Sex in films, sex in drama, sex in comedy, even sex now in practically every videogame. It's because it's a cheap, easy way to arouse the masses.
So instead of conforming to the brainless ideal of "You have to have sex by X age, 'cos I sez so", I'm now focussing my life on things that will (hopefully) bring me success and happiness in the long term. I'm sure that I could "pull" a girl at a bar or club, but I'm not interested in that.
Instead I'm working on a Chemistry degree that will hopefully one day see me leading a business and/or creating drugs to cure the sick. I'm trying to improve my ability to play music, perform magic and acts and I'm working on my fitness more.
I think these are far nobler goals than looking to "bang" anything with different sexual organs to mine, and I think it's sad that humanity's latest goals projected by the mass media amount to "It's great and cool to shag anything that moves."
No thank you, I don't buy that. I want to be a decent human being, and I'd like my first (and successive) time(s) to be very enjoyable and with someone I care a lot about.
So don't let it get you down, there's nothing wrong with being a virgin for a while. In fact, it's most likely that you've shown considerably more maturity and integrity than others your age - and you've simultaneously avoided most of the pitfalls of having a relationship so young.
Anyway, my 2c, Solitary out