Feeling pressured to lose my virginity

I just turned 18 recently (I’m female) , and all of a sudden i feel this pressure from other people to lose my virginity . I’ve had some relationships up until now but weren’t anything serious and we didn’t get so far to make sex. Also this decision is not affected by religious beliefs.
Why people make it the end of the world if you’re still a virgin at 18? It makes me feel guilty . Please don’t be harsh with me if you’re gonna respond I’m just confused.

Your honesty amazing that you have been wise enough and mature enough not to have sex despite having relationships. Sex comes with connection in women and I honesty respect that you are saving your vaginity for the right man. Ignore whoever is pressuring you. When the right man and relationship comes save yourself for that person. Your mature, wise hence saving yourself don't let anyone tell you your doing wrong by doing that. What do they want you to be a pregnant 16 year old without the fathers involvement? Just ignore. Your amazing wise and mature just ignore them.

Your not left behind. Wait for the right man then have sex with that man. As women it's important to be selective on who we have sex with due to the chance of pregnancy and getting STIs. I am exactly a midwifery student and the amount of women who come in with STIs and are alone parents is shocking. Don't rush your prince will come

I just turned 18 recently (I’m female) , and all of a sudden i feel this pressure from other people to lose my virginity . I’ve had some relationships up until now but weren’t anything serious and we didn’t get so far to make sex. Also this decision is not affected by religious beliefs.
Why people make it the end of the world if you’re still a virgin at 18? It makes me feel guilty . Please don’t be harsh with me if you’re gonna respond I’m just confused.

Hi there
Sex is one of those things which is really overpromoted. As a teen, you discover who you are and so you are almost expected to grow up really fast, often too fast. Teenage years come with making a lot of decisions about your life e.g. colleges, unis, relationships, boundaries etc, and so it's easy to succumb to the relentless expectations surrounding you, promoted by social media. Today's youth feel pressured to mature this way because of what they see on media platforms, that normalise teen sex and pornography. Often those who pressure others felt pressured themselves.
Losing your virginity is a beautiful moment, that you can't deny, but it's really exaggerated and promoted as this vital thing that if you don't do when you're young, makes you weak. This is not the case at all. You don't want to rush losing your virginity. The amount of girls that I've seen posting their story-times on how they lost their v-card at anywhere from 13-19 and about how they regretted it so much, is unbelievable. I've seen girls that were forced into having sex by their boyfriends, pressured into being "railed" by older men by their classmates, felt like they needed to have sex because of the fake news they'd seen on social media etc, and it breaks my heart. I lost my virginity at 17 and that was right for me, because I did it when I felt ready and happy. Girl, if you don't want to, don't. It's not a race or challenge or this big thing you need to accomplish, it has no restrictions or rules or anything like that. Sex is whatever you want it to be, and you make it yourself. You should feel no shame in saying "I'm 18 and still a virgin" because if anything, it shows your inner strength and maturity, because you haven't given into the pressure and ridiculously pointless expectations. Those who hate on you should take a look at themselves. It's ten times better to lose your virginity at 28 but go on to marry the guy, then lose it at 15 because of peer pressure and then you never see the guy again, you know?! Teen sex is one of the most overrated things in the world, and that is one of the negatives to social media. Yes, it is full of life-changing messages and interesting info and it's great for keeping in touch with people, but some people use it for such evil and they abuse the power they have behind their screens. The content they post can impact youths in some of the worst ways possible, exposing them to false news, inflicting new self-deprecating expectations upon them and ultimately making them lose their innocence and sense of personal choice.
I'm so proud of you girl, for not giving in, not being pressured, for waiting until you're ready. If you lose your virginity at 40, but you're happy, then that's the best way to do it. So what if you're already an adult (I'm from the UK so you legally become an adult at 18, I'm not sure about the rest of the world) and haven't lost your virginity? Quite frankly, who else's business is it?
You keep hanging on in there girl, and if anyone tries to force you, remember this : you are your own independent person. Nobody can make those choices for you, you make them yourself.
Hope this helps xx

Hi there
Sex is one of those things which is really overpromoted. As a teen, you discover who you are and so you are almost expected to grow up really fast, often too fast. Teenage years come with making a lot of decisions about your life e.g. colleges, unis, relationships, boundaries etc, and so it's easy to succumb to the relentless expectations surrounding you, promoted by social media. Today's youth feel pressured to mature this way because of what they see on media platforms, that normalise teen sex and pornography. Often those who pressure others felt pressured themselves.
Losing your virginity is a beautiful moment, that you can't deny, but it's really exaggerated and promoted as this vital thing that if you don't do when you're young, makes you weak. This is not the case at all. You don't want to rush losing your virginity. The amount of girls that I've seen posting their story-times on how they lost their v-card at anywhere from 13-19 and about how they regretted it so much, is unbelievable. I've seen girls that were forced into having sex by their boyfriends, pressured into being "railed" by older men by their classmates, felt like they needed to have sex because of the fake news they'd seen on social media etc, and it breaks my heart. I lost my virginity at 17 and that was right for me, because I did it when I felt ready and happy. Girl, if you don't want to, don't. It's not a race or challenge or this big thing you need to accomplish, it has no restrictions or rules or anything like that. Sex is whatever you want it to be, and you make it yourself. You should feel no shame in saying "I'm 18 and still a virgin" because if anything, it shows your inner strength and maturity, because you haven't given into the pressure and ridiculously pointless expectations. Those who hate on you should take a look at themselves. It's ten times better to lose your virginity at 28 but go on to marry the guy, then lose it at 15 because of peer pressure and then you never see the guy again, you know?! Teen sex is one of the most overrated things in the world, and that is one of the negatives to social media. Yes, it is full of life-changing messages and interesting info and it's great for keeping in touch with people, but some people use it for such evil and they abuse the power they have behind their screens. The content they post can impact youths in some of the worst ways possible, exposing them to false news, inflicting new self-deprecating expectations upon them and ultimately making them lose their innocence and sense of personal choice.
I'm so proud of you girl, for not giving in, not being pressured, for waiting until you're ready. If you lose your virginity at 40, but you're happy, then that's the best way to do it. So what if you're already an adult (I'm from the UK so you legally become an adult at 18, I'm not sure about the rest of the world) and haven't lost your virginity? Quite frankly, who else's business is it?
You keep hanging on in there girl, and if anyone tries to force you, remember this : you are your own independent person. Nobody can make those choices for you, you make them yourself.
Hope this helps xx

Thank you this is really what i needed to ‘gain’ my confidence back again on this topic.It got to the point where it almost felt like a race in my head and I got so confused and overwhelmed, I’ve never thought about this so deeply up until now. I’m really happy that you took your time to write this comprehensive answer.

I just turned 18 recently (I’m female) , and all of a sudden i feel this pressure from other people to lose my virginity . I’ve had some relationships up until now but weren’t anything serious and we didn’t get so far to make sex. Also this decision is not affected by religious beliefs.
Why people make it the end of the world if you’re still a virgin at 18? It makes me feel guilty . Please don’t be harsh with me if you’re gonna respond I’m just confused.

I just turned 18 recently (I’m female) , and all of a sudden i feel this pressure from other people to lose my virginity . I’ve had some relationships up until now but weren’t anything serious and we didn’t get so far to make sex. Also this decision is not affected by religious beliefs.
Why people make it the end of the world if you’re still a virgin at 18? It makes me feel guilty . Please don’t be harsh with me if you’re gonna respond I’m just confused.

I just turned 18 recently (I’m female) , and all of a sudden i feel this pressure from other people to lose my virginity . I’ve had some relationships up until now but weren’t anything serious and we didn’t get so far to make sex. Also this decision is not affected by religious beliefs.
Why people make it the end of the world if you’re still a virgin at 18? It makes me feel guilty . Please don’t be harsh with me if you’re gonna respond I’m just confused.

If you're at school and thinking about uni, most school relationships don't survive the move to uni anyway, so why get that involved before then?

I just turned 18 recently (I’m female) , and all of a sudden i feel this pressure from other people to lose my virginity . I’ve had some relationships up until now but weren’t anything serious and we didn’t get so far to make sex. Also this decision is not affected by religious beliefs.
Why people make it the end of the world if you’re still a virgin at 18? It makes me feel guilty . Please don’t be harsh with me if you’re gonna respond I’m just confused.