Losing Virginity, Parents Advice

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Growing up, we are told that sex should be between you and someone you love ( in my house, only your spouse). Now, I was always the good girl. I was one of the best students in high school, I didn't go to parties, I didn't stay out late. Basically, I was the attractive female version of Anthony Michael Hall's character on The Breakfast Club (parents' wet dream haha). Maybe it was because I didn't have enough fun in high school, or just the need for attention, but the summer after my graduation, I decided to change up my life.

(JUNE) I had started at my job just a month ago, and so far, the only person who talked to me was Chris*. He had trained me on my first day there, and because he was expo at the time, he was a very loud person. He was hilarious, so full of life and just really didn't care what other people thought about him. Plus the fact that he is one of the most beautiful people I have ever seen (he's Dominican if you were wondering). Talking to Chris was like a new start for me every day. He was so sweet to me...introduced me to all of the cooks, helped me to get to know my other coworkers. Took me out to eat when we got off, took me to a movie. It was almost like we were dating (we weren't, and I knew better than to think that). Then came the question I dreaded: Are you a virgin?...When I said yes, it was like an entirely different person came out. At this point, he became a lot more touchy. I didn't mind it very much though. It was mostly just hugging, and after being almost completely alone for 4 years in school, I was loving it. His hugs were like my safety zone. I wanted him all the time. Just to see him. I would get depressed when he was off, and overjoyed when he was there. I thought I was the luckiest girl in the world. When I would walk in the room, he would get a big smile on his face, yell my name from across the kitchen. It was an amazing time in my life. Then things changed again.

We went to eat one night and afterward he asked me to sit in his car with him. I didn't think much of it, so I did. Within 5 minutes he kissed me. Now, this was NOT my first kiss…it was my third haha. My first kiss was my best friend (at the time) Tanner almost a year before, and my second was Chris (on one of the nights he took me to the movies). So I was okay with kissing him. Then his hand went to my boobs..okay..mildly uncomfortable, but it feels alright. So whatever. Then the hand goes lower. Not okay. I ask him to stop, and he does. More making out. It’s all good. The night ends and I go home. The next week, we made out again. But this time in my SUV (the back seats lay down…easier for us). Same stuff happens as before. And again the next week at his place. Finally, he broke me. He told me how much he likes me, and how much better I was than the other girls he knew. A girl’s dream come true. So I gave in. To all of it. I had sex with a guy I had just met a few months before in the backseat of my car at 2 in the morning next to my workplace.

I was the attractive female version of Anthony Michael Hall's character on The Breakfast Club

But everything was okay still. He paid just as much attention to me as he did before. I thought everything was fine. I didn’t regret doing it. Until HE changed. For whatever reason, I became the go to girl. He would text me and ask when we were going to ‘hook up’ again. I felt like a complete slut/booty call. This isn’t what I wanted…We did it a few more times over a span of like 2 months. Then, at 6:13 am I got a text message:

Carmondy, I do not want to have sex with you anymore, meaning ever. Sorry, hope you understand.

No. I didn’t understand. I cried for 2 hours. All alone in my bedroom, wishing I could go back and never talk to him. I asked him to explain why after I calmed down, and he said to come over on his lunch break. So I did. His excuse for dumping me on my a*s after giving him everything I had to offer? It was getting in the way of our friendship. Are you kidding me? HE was the one who started making things sexual. I was content with things being how they were before we did it. But after losing my virginity to him, I wasn’t okay with going back to the way things were. Mostly because I knew things wouldn’t be that way ever again. We are still friends.. I guess. Every day I see him, I just want to punch him. I will resent him for the rest of my life, no matter how many guys I get with in the future, Chris will always be the guy that tricked me and broke my heart and spirit.

Maybe our parents deserve more credit for their advice...

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Most Helpful Guy

  • No matter if your a girl or a guy there will always be someone looking to exploit the nieve; whether for sex, money, or something else. I've had my own share of experience being used, and I didn't trust women for a long time, I became a recluse and quit dating. To this day I still find it difficult to go back to dating, I never lost my virginity; but what I lost was was even greater. I lost everything , my confidence, pride, and even my happiness. I often thought to myself how I could be so stupid, to think she had another boyfriend on the side and I was just an open wallet who thought I was her boyfriend. Being used isn't fun, but don't let it control every aspect of your life.

Most Helpful Girl

  • Although we use the term losing your virginity. You haven't lost, you gained. You have knowledge, experience. Virginity doesn't have to define us. Seriously don't talk to that douche, he played you and doesn't regret it.

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  • Sigh. Yup. This is a pretty common story, actually. I think guys just don't realize how much it means, or if they do... their own needs and desires just override that. I don't know the answer, being a girl myself, but I think that is a big thumbs up right there about parents being right sometimes.

    Basically the same thing happened to me when I was 17 and in college. I was super innocent throughout highschool, then met this guy who seemed to really care about me, then the next day - cheated.

  • Yes, they do deserve a lot of credit for their advice. Unfortunately as girls we can place too much responsibility in the hands of our first lover that he will realize taking our virginity is special. Time and time again, guys prove that they cannot be responsible for that. We need to take full responsibility for our needs and only have sex with someone who wants a relationship with us, respects what we want and is willing to wait for sex.

  • Join the other 99% of people who "lost it" to someone special.

  • Thanks :) I don't think I will ever be over it, just because it was a big part of my life that I wish didn't happen, but at the same time I could never hate him. I just have to remember that what happened between us was for a reason.

  • May be they do deserve credit for hier advice. May be you're right. After reading this, I think I will pay a little more attention to what my parents have said to me until now.

  • I'm sorry things had to end this way for you. I've always thought stories like these were exaggerations...or just what we see in movies. I hope your okay now :)

  • I gave into my boyfriend at the time. we've been together a year and 3 months I guess you can say. we broke up for 8 months though so it really has only been 4 months this time but see while we were broken up he didn't have a g\f he treated me like I was still his "beautiful angel" he gave me everything that I had ever wanted. he still does. he treats me like a queen. and hopefully he won't treat me like this guy did you. I'm so sorry:( and I would so have beat the hell outta anyone who did that to me:(

  • Oh my goodness! I had such a similar thing happen to me as well. I would love to message you and talk to you personally about this whole thing!

  • Yeah, I'd never date a girl who does things like this. I am for marriage, monogamy, children, and love. Men who value those things want a girl who believes in those things as well.

  • I realllly understand you! I went a bit through the same thing.. But the good from this is that I learned from it so it won't happen again. He didn't deserve me!

  • wow! I am so sorry that that happened to you :( I almost gave my virginity to a random guy, but was able to realize what I was about to do before anything ever happened

  • That sucks you should have waited a bit longer since it was all brand new to you

  • Your story really touched me. He's a big, big JERK, and I'm a person who rarely uses the word jerk. I can imagine how much it hurts, but keep your head up and believe that true love really does exist. I think it would be best if you could change your place of work, because it will ease your pain and the challenge of adapting to a new surrounding will distract you a bit from the situation. As for Chris, well...he isn't someone who even deserves being called a friend!

  • 'But at the same time I could never hate him'

    May sound c*ap, but hating at this point does help. I don't mean in the sense of doing mean things to him, but rather to realize that he isn't an important part of your life at all. I had a tough heartbreak some years ago, though mere compared to yours. We remained friends. Didn't help. My mind always used to forgive him. I never got 'over'. Then I decided to 'hate' him and concenrate on myself. Id say it was the turning point of my life for better!

  • well parents say wwait til you like somone speical and that's wht you did and you got hurt :/ sorry for him being an ass by the way- hugs- I lost my virginity fairly young, about 2 months ago before my 15th birthday to my best mate, I had only actually known him a month but we were just so close it was scary, well I moved a month ago and we talk maybe once every few weeks, I hate it that weh ardly talk I can't call him cause its over seas but I neevr regreted him cause he's still my bestie x

  • I don't want to be the devil's advocate but it sounds like the only way you would have ever been happy with losing it was if he was the man you married and stayed with until the day you died. You are the only one who can decide what your virginity is worth and if it really meant that much to you you should have stuck to your guns and said no. It also sounds like Chris really did just have a change of heart, I would hardly say he tricked you.

  • Your story is really touching great advice too.

  • I understand you, and it won't be too easy to move on. The advice is what the media and princess' tales have promoted: that everything will be rosy once you found true love: Charming Prince, and that love in couple should be passionate, sexual, and rosy in the end. LIES, because in the real world life is always changing and nothing is perfect. Love consists in thinking and caring for others, STARTING WITH YOURSELF. Heal and care for yourself and your happiness without depending on someone else.

  • You can't blame him or resent him for doing that, it's not his fault. Unless I misread, he never committed and you chose to have sex with him. He didn't make you, it was YOUR choice.

    It's incredibly unfair to say "didn't he think of your feelings?" Well some guys just don't care, don't like guys like that? don't get involved. Don't judge. Just stay out.

    So what if he didn't stick around and be your boyfriend after? he never said he would be, and it's not his fault you assumed he would.

  • Come see me.

    Okay, seriously though, this must happen to 40% of girls at least. Maybe he was a virgin too, maybe he wasn't, in the end it will only matter as much as you give it meaning. My first time seems so long ago even though it was just over 7 years. I loved the girl too, but not having seen her in person for over 4 years and not having talked to her online in over a year, I find it hard to even remember those details.

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