How can I stop feeling insecure and ashamed about my virginity at 22 ?

I am from a very sexually open country and it is quite difficult being the only one who is still a virgin.
People think I am a prude or nun but I simply don’t want to jump in bed with just anyone and find casual sex not interesting
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Superb Opinion

  • 1) for every choice we make, we will always have proverbial 'naysayers.' I suggest separating others opinion and need for validation. There will always be people who disagree with your choices and don't mind their own business. Block them out.

    2) concretely define what having sex and/or losing your virginity means? How does your attitude change around sex change if your virginity experience wasn't what you hoped it would be? Besides not 'with someone you don't know well'what does an ideal partner even look like? Are there arbitrary requirements (we all have them) that are setting you up for failure? If you want to meet a good church boy who loves you and there aren't any males under 50 where you attend, you need to start looking smarter and put yourself in a position to meet eligible suitors.

    3. unpack remnants of Slut shaming that comes as a natural byproduct of abstaining. Same way people that are promiscuous can easily come across as 'crude.' there are ways we can acknowledge that we make different choices with out bodies (alcohol, smoking, drugs, makeup) and that its okay. It's annoying to be the odd woman out, but we don't have to criticize folks, women especially who are exercising a much fought for, and not so 'God given' right, to physical pleasure and reproductive control over their own bodies.

Most Helpful Girl

  • You and me are in the exact same situation - 22 F virgin who doesn't like doing casual sex. Fighting the insecurity is hard trust me. It will always linger in the back of your mind even when you're perfectly content and it will feel the worst when your friends openly talk about their sex lives with you, you'll feel like you're missing out and like you're inadequate. I experience this all the time. The thing that makes me less insecure is the fact that I'm not the only one. You're not the only one either. There's a lot more of us than you think. We should just try to stay strong until we potentially find a partner that we can date and do the deed with.

Most Helpful Guys

  • It's a lot more common than you think for people to enter their 20s as virgins or not have sex until sometime in their 20s

  • Why do you even tell them? I never talked much about sex with anyone

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What Girls & Guys Said

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  • But you don't have to loose it to anyone, save it. Rather do other sexual things like do oral on him and vice versa

  • Especially for girls it is more valuable to be a virgin. Be proud that it is something sacred and only shared with the closest and most worthy of people.

  • Nothing to be ashamed of

  • That’s nothing to be ashamed of. It’s perfectly okay to be a virgin at 22. It’s just a matter of being comfortable and ready once you decide to lose it. I’m 19 and never been kissed yet🤷‍♀️. Don't lose it unto you know you're ready and with a guy who respects and love you!

  • I'm 37 and still a virgin. Does that help?