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Just read article saying a 3rd of teens have sex underaged. Im 17 and yet to have sex, am I like, in the minority because surely this article doesnt seem right. :confused:

Reply 1

~Kirsty~

1

it depends on who they question...i'm 19 and never had sex. I feel like i am in the minority at uni, so maybe it is right.

Reply 2

bedbug

14

If one third of teens have sex underage then two thirds don't, indicating that the people that don't are in the majority, not minority. So no, you're not.

Reply 3

bobbington

but isnt a third quite alarming and 4 % had it when before they were 14? Not saying I would anyway.

Reply 4

silence

16

not really alarming - biologically speaking, it's fairly normal. ovulation starts at a young age (though this is getting lower and lower), but go back either a century or a millenium and you'll see that women were starting families at a very young age. life expectancy and quality of life was lower then.. perhaps due to women giving birth younger, perhaps not, but i wouldn't say that it's alarming so to speak.

in an age where the government wants to stick everybody in higher education rather than let them get on with manual labour in their local surroundings, that is, abolishing the working class so to speak (not that this is a good or bad thing), adulthood is something which many people don't truly enter until their mid-twenties, where as i just mentioned, it used to be early-mid teens.

Reply 5

Solid_L

11

I was 17 when I lost mine, I could have lost is sooner but why rush things? You want it to be right. Some people are 15 when it is right, some people 25, people make wayyyy too much of an issue about being a virgin, don't worry too much :smile:

Reply 6

Bluelight

13

Well imo losing it at 17 or after is a damn sight better than losing it under 14, thats the kind of thing the sort of people on Trisha do

Reply 7

brokenurservant

1

As someone mentioned, statistically you are in the majority - one third is only 33% of people under 16.

When i was at high school it felt like a lot of people were having sex - when i got to 6th form i realised this wasn't at all true, it was only a small group, but the group that always brought attention to themselves.

I read somwhere that the average age is 17, which in my experience is about right. Still meaning roughly half of young people lose it after 17. Relax - there's pressure from no-one but yourself. :smile:

Reply 8

Tyler Durden

17

Anonymous

Just read article saying a 3rd of teens have sex underaged. Im 17 and yet to have sex, am I like, in the minority because surely this article doesnt seem right. :confused:

Not only have you never had sex, you're also bad at maths.

Reply 9

so_this_is_sam

3

Shocking isnt it....but then again I was never really sure I agreed with the law on sex being legal at 16 and above. I thought it should be more of a guideline (which it is technically) because a lot of people dont think "oh i cant have sex because its against the law." if they feel ready they'l do it anyway...it's just a guideline in most people's eyes. But it doesnt matter how old you are...it's just when it feels right for you, it is a personal thing. And you're in the majority, not the minority

Reply 10

Ron Stoppable

14

squirly

If one third of teens have sex underage then two thirds don't, indicating that the people that don't are in the majority, not minority. So no, you're not.

My thoughts exactly. :albertein

Reply 11

Dude

14

Its simply because these days its conisdered cool to have had sex among young teens. All of my best mates younger sibs have claimed to have had sex and they are only 12-14 (if you believe them that is).

Reply 12

i_feel_shiny

Most people I know were 16 or older when they lost theirs. I was 15 but it was a week before my 16th birthday. Luckily I don't regret losing it that young because I stayed with that guy for a year and half so yeah but don't worry if you're 17 and haven't had sex, loads of people I know haven't and a lot of people who lost it at a young age regret losing it so young. My ex boyfriends sister lost it when she was 13! Needless to say she regretted it and she had all sort of problems later on, so virginity certainly isn't a crime and losing your virginity at an appropriate age is better than losing it at 13 when you don't even know what you're doing!

Reply 13

username47781

20

wouldn't say your in the minority it's refeshing to hear about people waiting as well.

Reply 14

Kate.

15

I know very few people who were still virgins by the time they were 16.
Most people I know lost it at 15...a couple at 14.

Reply 15

username47781

20

Kate.

I know very few people who were still virgins by the time they were 16.
Most people I know lost it at 15...a couple at 14.

you'll be suprised how many people would still rather wait and i got alot of respect for those people, most important thing is don't let yourself be pressured into losing it.

Reply 16

Zoecb

11

Yeah but think about what proportion of this country's teenagers are mindless idiot chavs who are all getting pregnant and throwing STIs around at the age of 14. Do you really want to share in a statistic with them?

Reply 17

Bluelight

13

People who lose it under 16, in my book are scrubs. I know its not a popular opinion nowadays .Im sick of people harping on about how the age should be lowered to 13 because people "cant control themselves" :rolleyes:

Reply 18

Kate.

15

Bluelight

People who lose it under 16, in my book are scrubs. I know its not a popular opinion nowadays .Im sick of people harping on about how the age should be lowered to 13 because people "cant control themselves" :rolleyes:

So, I'm a 'scrub' because I didn't see any point in waiting an extra few months until I turned 16? My opinions didn't change, I didn't get any more mature, I don't regret it, it was protected.

How exactly would waiting 4 or 5 months change anything?

Reply 19

Bubblebee

15

Who cares? Honestly?

I lost mine young, I was 14... yeah I know I should have waited and everything but I didn't. I am glad I lost it then because it taught me some valuable lessons in life and it also helped me become who I am today.

Not everyone is the same, I know I am very touchy and sexual with my boyfriends so waiting till I was 18 wouldn't have felt right for me just like loosing it young wouldn't be right for others.

I think TSR just makes too much fuss about being a virgin, after all it is only one thing which makes up a single part of a relationship :smile:

So chill out everyone.

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