My First Time

My First Time: Female, 21, British Columbia

My First Time: Female, 21, British Columbia

"I grew up in a socially conservative family; sex was never a topic of discussion..."
My First Time: Male, 20, Honolulu

My First Time: Male, 20, Honolulu

"I had an epically cool facade and no knowledge of how to make it work for me..."
My First Time: Female, 18, Washington D.C.

My First Time: Female, 18, Washington D.C.

"Between my shyness, low self-esteem, and identity as 'the smart one,' I'd never even been kissed..."
My First Time: Female, 17, Delaware

My First Time: Female, 17, Delaware

"I was going to find another freshman virgin who wasn't interested in anything serious..."
My First Time: Female, 18, Australia

My First Time: Female, 18, Australia

"I'm a happy drunk. I'm up for anything..."
My First Time: Male, 17, Bronx, NY

My First Time: Male, 17, Bronx, NY

"We were poorly socialized geeks from two different outer boroughs..."
My First Time: Female, 18, New England

My First Time: Female, 18, New England

"My first ideas about sex stemmed mostly from poetry and movies..."
My First Time: Female, 17, England

My First Time: Female, 17, England

"From my vantage point, I watched the weekend barista at work..."
My First Time: Female, 15, Ireland

My First Time: Female, 15, Ireland

"I care a lot about you. It hasn't changed over nine years..."
My First Time: Female, 16, Opium Den

My First Time: Female, 16, Opium Den

"I didn't know who'd taken his virginity, but I knew she had to be a badass like him..."
My First Time: Female, 17, San Francisco

My First Time: Female, 17, San Francisco

"A lot of people disagree about what virginity means to a gay woman..."
My First Time: Female, 18, Ireland

My First Time: Female, 18, Ireland

"The feeling of elation was gone, and I was scared..."
My First Time: Female, 16, New Jersey

My First Time: Female, 16, New Jersey

"I'd always been one of the more promiscuous girls in my class..."
My First Time: Male, 22, Arizona

My First Time: Male, 22, Arizona

"It happened with the high-school girlfriend — five years after we dated..."
My First Time: Female, 16, Washington, DC

My First Time: Female, 16, Washington, DC

"We decided that we should wait for a perfect moment, like on top of a mountain during a sunset, possibly, or after prom."
My First Time: Male, 26, Massachusetts

My First Time: Male, 26, Massachusetts

"You have to guess how many people the other person has slept with. The closer guess wins..."
My First Time: Female, 14, Florida

My First Time: Female, 14, Florida

"Florida kids don't have the luxury of basements, so I lost it in a public park..."
My First Time: Female, 19, England

My First Time: Female, 19, England

"The New Year's Eve after I turned nineteen, I fell off a bar stool and David picked me up..."
My First Time: Female, 15, Kansas

My First Time: Female, 15, Kansas

"I planned for this party for weeks, knowing it would be my only shot..."
My First Time: Female, 18, Basement

My First Time: Female, 18, Basement

"The train left at ten p.m. and wouldn't get in until three..."