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A 17 year old virgin isn't so rare that it should be "respected" right??

17 year olds who go clubbing and are virgins are probably slightly rarer, but the question of 'respect' is very subjective anyway so I wouldn't worry about it.

Reply 21

Joanna May

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reems23

Research in America has shown it to be 20-24.

Well it isn't in Britain. The average age is 16-18 in the UK, and 17 worldwide. America is a very different country to Britain, there's a lot of factors that change things.

Reply 22

Meeee :)

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It's really not that rare. Weird question for them to ask you though... :s-smilie:

Reply 23

reems23

Joanna May

Well it isn't in Britain. The average age is 16-18 in the UK, and 17 worldwide. America is a very different country to Britain, there's a lot of factors that change things.

Hmmm.

Reply 24

Joanna May

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reems23

Hmmm.

Hmm what? It's true. :eyeball:

Reply 25

etherealgrace

At school some lady who spoke to us about sex said it is about 50% of 17 year olds who are virgins so really not that rare.

Reply 26

reems23

Joanna May

Hmm what? It's true. :eyeball:

Nothing, I'm hmmming because it's interesting.

Reply 27

Belle88

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EskimoJo

If you thought it was completely normal to be a virgin at 17 why were you so reluctant to 'admit' it? :s-smilie:

Because it was a random older guy asking her?

Reply 28

liveitlikeyouloveit

Belle88

Because it was a random older guy asking her?

I was about to say the same.

Reply 29

EskimoJo

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Belle88

Because it was a random older guy asking her?

Not a middle-aged guy who sat next to her on the bus. A guy a year older. A guy who she had already told her age and presumably her name and probably other details like where she's from and what she's studying. They were probably talking about sex or flirting somehow. Really, it's not that strange, what harm will they do with that information?
Anyway, my main issue was the use of the word 'admitted' which made it seem like being a virgin was something wrong, even though the OP assumed most her age were. Just thought that was confusing. :dontknow:

Reply 30

invictus_veritas

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Belle88

Because it was a random older guy asking her?

to be honest: if I was into the whole hooking up and sleeping with strangers thing which I'm not, then I would probably ask a girl if she was a virgin while we were flirting and she was slightly drunk because I would feel so guilty if I slept with a girl and took her virginity from her instead of somebody she was in love with.

Maybe they were just decent guys?

Reply 31

Shakthi

Those guys u talked to sound like knobs. Seriously, I get so annoyed with this attitudes that a few members of the opposite sex have about virgins. Either they "respect" you or think your frigid. I say lose your virginity when you want, with who you want so long as your not being pressurised by anyone. This is coming from a 21 year old virgin so your not alone hun.

Reply 32

llys

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d123

Nope it's normal.

They were probably just trying to sound smooth or something

operative word = trying :laughing:

OP, I hate people who ask me 'personal business', it's so intrusive. Just avoid/ignore them. They sound like fools.

Reply 33

Anonymous #4

Something doesn't have to be rare to be respect... I respect the choice not to murder. Fortunately that's a very prevalent choice. I do respect people for being virgins rather than 'giving it up'; not because it's rare, but because i think it's a valuable and proper choice to have made.

I would dispute the alleged statistics above though. Maybe Joanna May could show some evidence for her assertions?

Reply 34

Anonymous #1

OP

EskimoJo

Not a middle-aged guy who sat next to her on the bus. A guy a year older. A guy who she had already told her age and presumably her name and probably other details like where she's from and what she's studying. They were probably talking about sex or flirting somehow. Really, it's not that strange, what harm will they do with that information?
Anyway, my main issue was the use of the word 'admitted' which made it seem like being a virgin was something wrong, even though the OP assumed most her age were. Just thought that was confusing. :dontknow:

It's cause I didn't really know them and I didn't see why they needed to know. And we weren't talking about sex before really, they just asked out of no where. Snd I don't think they wanted to have sex with us either there wasn't much flirting going on tbh.