I’m about to turn 21 and I’m the only one in my friend group who’s still a virgin. My mom always taught me about having free will over my body. Due to me always being super aware of who made me comfortable I just never felt at ease enough to cross that boundary with any of my past relationships. It’s honestly weird when people are grossed out by the fact that I’m not interested in casual sex.

I have a guy friend who’s celibate but his friend group bullied him, called him (gay slurs) until he caved in to the peer pressure. He wasn’t the same after that and I can tell he feels bad about breaking that promise to himself. There’s nothing wrong with sex it’s your choice. I just don’t understand why being a virgin especially as an adult or waiting is “weird”.

Edit:: Thank you for the rewards I can die in peace. One thing..I can see some people assumed I was a guy and said comments along the lines of “you can’t get laid”. It’s honestly sad that people who feel like this are apart of the problem. You can’t preach that sex is a choice but shun people who choose not to have it. I’m a woman but I can only imagine how much pressure men must go through to have sex to uphold their masculinity. I’m really grateful for all the positive comments!!

Edit 2: I hate that I have to edit this again but woah I did not expect all the feedback. I’m trying to respond to every comment. I notice the people saying, “this isn’t an unpopular opinion” probably aren’t virgins. Having sex is GREAT, and not having it is great as well. The comments judging people or even me about what I do with my body is the PERFECT example of why my opinion is so unpopular. You’re free to have your opinion but by the comments you see there are so many people who have been nervous to open up about this topic. Be respectful.

One season and Netflix is done. Just when you’ve started to get into a series and fall in love with the characters, they cancel it. It’s so annoying, and frustrating, constantly trying to find something new to watch. Rant over. Thanks for listening.