Does this make me a slut?

I’m 23 and have slept with 26 men. Most were one night stands and I didn’t speak to again. When I went through rejection and I started having casual sex, now I am embarrassed of my number. I can go long periods without sex, last year only had sex with one guy I was talking to for a year and I stopped talking to him when I saw it wasn’t going anywhere. It’s been almost a year that I’m celibate. I don’t want to partake in casual sex anymore, but I feel ashamed. I became curious about sex from a young age when a family member had sex in front of me. I lost my virginity at 13 with my crush since elementary school but I hated him after that and didn’t talk to him again. I didn’t start having sex until 16. And it wasn’t always consistent. I had no one speak to me about marriage or talk to me about how important your virginity is.
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  • i have seen plenty of questions like this, past is past, be who you are, when you ask a question like this you get good comments and bad comments too, and then again you will be worrying about the bad comments. how people think of you. don't think about the past

    • Thank you for being mature and kind hearted.

    • don't let the world know your story, getup and move on

    • You are right

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  • Nothing makes you a slut. It's more a derogatory remark.
    No one can tell how many guys you have been with.
    Only you know that,

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  • As long as you learn from your mistakes, the experience is not wasted. Now you know better and your sense of shame is recognition of this - so get checked out at the doctors (for STDs) and then move on with your life with a much more positive outlook! 🙂

  • It's the past. It sounds like your mind's in the right place now. I believe you are different now

    • Thank you. Because I don’t have consistent sex, I can easily lie about my number. Every guy I’ve ever slept with said they always feel like they’re my first. Lol

    • You shouldn't lie, but you also don't have to say anything if they don't ask. If they ask, just say the truth, or say that it's a personal question that you don't intend to ask. Always be honest

    • *that you don't intend to answer. Of course you shouldn't ask the question either if you don't intend to answer it yourself though

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  • You were just exploring. Don’t be ashamed of it. Even if you are a slut, own it Lol. But if you’re not and that’s okay too. We are allow to do whatever we want with our body as long we know what we are doing.

    • Yep! Nothing wrong with being a slut! Lol

    • I’ve never felt like one til I got called one this last year. I’ve always thought “sluts” were girls who cheat, or girls who were addicted to sex. I’ve always valued commitment and a intimate connection. I knew a girl who was addicted to sex and didn’t care that she was a slut at all. She was even able to sleep with men she wasn’t into which I couldn’t understand until I experienced heart break and stopped caring. Before 19 I only slept with 4 guys that I really wanted to be with, who played me. It really wasn’t my fault cause I didn’t know any better. A lot of females have fell to men’s shitty tactics as well.

    • I met a guy who I liked and he told me he liked sluts, and that he couldn’t be with me cause I’m not one lmaoo, he had me fooooled.

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  • I've given bjs to 3 guys, never had a dick in me but still it's made me question myself a lot, feel guilty, and wonder if im slutty. That is a lot of people but what matters is you've owned up to your mistakes and realizing what you truly what and your self respect and worth. It's nice to be able to have someone to relate to because i know the judgment even though my situation is kind of different. I don't believe you're a slut as long as you own up to those actions and build yourself up.

    • I can also say i wasn't talked about the importance either except my mom.. i had a stupid mindset at the time that its" just a blowjob" but i wanted more out of it and didn't realize what i was doing to myself

    • When I was younger I would think that to get a relationship out of a guy you’d have to have sex with him first lol. But since you haven’t experienced penetration you don’t have to worry about being a slut.

  • You were a slut. Not a slut presently

  • Yes, what uve done was "slutty" but that's like a bad habit. U never cheated. But in ur future? Don't mention that part of ur past UNLESS HE Asks. Then ur best answer if full honesty. Yes u fucked around for experience. But now go after a guy who cares more about YOU than sex in general.

    I'm old school here, yes I've had one night stands but only after talking to the guy two weeks before meeting. Some became bfs some didn't. But at least I investigated first.

    BC of virus, if u meet guy on dating site, or even here on gag lol communication is everything. :)

  • No, it doesn't make you a slut.

    If you're looking for someone to talk to, then you might want to consider seeing a psychologist or therapist, and they should be able to help you work through some of the difficult emotions and relational issues you are having, so that you can feel more confident about yourself.

    Its perfectly normal for people to seek out some help from a professional, and isn't anything to be afraid or ashamed or. I have a feeling that it will help you feel much better about yourself and will help you develop more meaningful and satisfying relationships.

    If you need any more advice, don't hesitate to reach out, and I'll do my best.

  • Well here you are at 23. You have learned a lot about sex, men, and yourself along the way. So now you probably want to find a good guy to date and have sex with for a while; maybe even make it permanent.
    I would let the past go. It happened and what is done is done. So best to move on, know that you have a lot of experience and you might want to keep that to yourself for a while. A good guy won't care if he looks at you as the wonderful woman you are...
    Jerks on the other hand will judge you.
    Good luck.

  • I wouldn’t say so. It just took you a bit longer than most to figure what sex is about. Congrats on discovering it. I am curious, did you ever have a pregnancy scare after that many times?

    • I know it seems like I’ve had a lot of sex but I really haven’t lol. I haven’t had a serious relationship. Only had unprotected sex with one and we probably had sex about 15-20 times. He was the most I had sex with. And that was a few years ago when I was likely about 19. I’m not addicted to sex at all and I don’t have a disease. I just get horny at times and I’m single but I got a toy to deal with that now, until I meet the right person.

    • A lot of the times I was horny I pleasured myself. It was rare I ever met up with a guy to have fun, and whenever I did I was always peer pressured by a friend who said I wasn't “living my life enough” because I was so hurt over some guy and she suggested that me sleeping with others would help me move on.. by the way it didn’t. Still trying to move on.

    • Very interesting. I had a friend/co-worker about the same age and she confided in me and kinda had the same issues. I think she histrionic disorder and struggled with it. What you said just reminded me of her and I’m glad you’re getting better.

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  • I’m tired of hearing this word.
    You did what you wanted at the time. It’s perfectly normal and nothing to be ashamed of. Men do this just the same.
    Deal with it.

  • I get a lot of crap over my body count too.

  • Just move on with your live and keep your body count to yourself. You are better off without guys that ask. You can't change the past so don't feel ashamed. Be proud of who you are now.

    • I am disgusted with my past and kind of mad with my “loved ones” who weren’t there for me the way I needed them

    • I can understand why you are upset with things that happened in the past. If you are having trouble getting over everything, you may want to talk to your doctor about counselling.

    • Lol if I can see a therapist anonymously with a fake name and a bag over my head then yeah why not.

  • No your not a slut. You sound like you have a good head on your shoulders, you know what you like, dont feel shame, who business is it anyway Dont like your number go out today and get one more and Pow new number. LOL just kidding. never be ashamed just be you, and stay safe.. If you want to change how you proceed going forward do that then, if you dont , dont. Just as long as your safe, healthy, not hurting you or another, then its just a number. some have none, or one, some have more, but dont make the person better or worse from either amount they have been with. I heard a comedian say , excuse me sir, was your wife any good first time you two had sex, he sad well yes , she was great, he said well how in the hell do you think she got that way.

  • Number count doesn't matter, as long as you were having fun and are safe. Experience isn't bad either.

    But for-example if I dated you tomorrow, I'd never ask about "the count", because sex is really just between us.

  • i guess you can say you were a slut but you matured out of that phase

    • What erks me is when they say “once a hoe always a hoe” lmaoooo

    • well yea this is why i tell younger girls and girls in general here that ask about losing their virginity, i tell them to lose it carefully because the choices they make with their body can ruin their face, you for example you went down that path and now its gonna haunt you, im not even sure how hard its gonna be for you to find someone thats gonna accept all those bodies, you know

    • Clearly I won’t be able to be truthful, a lot of girls aren’t. So many other females have been used for sex in this book up cultures, why would any girl be honest to her man about that.

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  • yes it does.
    not that there's anything wrong w that. if you enjoy sex u enjoy sex. frankly as a christian I'ma say whatevs, lots of my friends are self proclaimed sluts and love it

  • Noone needs to know your past.
    Obviously you've learned your lesson and you've adjusted your behavior. I needed an intervention and therapy to adjust mine so I applaud you on your self control. Sex is fun and awesome in the right parameters. I was out of control for years and I'm lucky to be alive before someone pulled me out of my reckless behavior.
    Don't get stuck on that word (slut) or any titles. Continue to focus on being the best person you can be.
    Be patient in your search for love. Guard your heart. You're worthy of love, love yourself (healthy love, not being arrogant) and don't settle for anyone less than you deserve.
    Consider urself fortunate that you have the experience you do and use that experience in bed with your future partner.
    I hope you find what you need.

  • To some men you are a slut. Why did you had so much sex in the first place? Also, losing your virginity at the age of 13 is very concerning to me. That's very young. What did happened with you?

    • My sister had sex with her boyfriend in front of me when I was 9, was curious about sex ever since.

    • Also was peer pressured by friends, had two other friends same age as me who were already having sex and would tell me that I’m missing out.

    • That's too bad. You shouldn't feel pressured by others to do things, that's not right. Learn to not care what others think of you or say to you.

  • No one told you? No one at all?

    • Only one guy and he was the one guy I didn’t have sex with lol

  • This is probably directed tied to the family member having sex in front of you, that's just not right. Its a good thing you have stopped and congrats on being celibate. Just try to stick with one guy from now on.

    • That and when I got rejected by someone I really like. I was truly heart broken because I was hoping and thinking I was going to eventually be with him, when I met him I only had slept with 4 guys. I didn’t even have sex with him I tried to make him wait and he gave up on me.

    • Well that was loss and that’s how you should look at it. When it comes to dating don’t be a big hurry to reveal how many guys you have slept with, because that will scare some guys away.

    • Every girl lies about it. We know better than that.

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