REAL LIFE

Abstinence

By Elaura, age 18, California



Sex really does ruin things if you're not ready for it. You hear parents and teachers saying it's not just physical, it's also emotional, and they are right. It really is. I think it would be smart if every girl practices abstinence. Unfortunately for me, I learned the hard way.

For me, sex came when I was too young. I was only fourteen when I first heard the words "I love you" from a boy. Of course, when you're that young you're going to believe him, and I did. I don't regret it, but I wish I'd used more wisdom. He was two years older than me and he always pressured me to have sex with him. After nine months of dating I gave in, not because I wanted to, but because I thought, why not, he loves me. I thought he was the one, and I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him, so why not have sex? I did it to make him happy because I was afraid I would lose him if I didn't. So I let him take my virginity. After that he wanted it all the time. I guess one time wasn't enough for him. So I did it to make him happy. I am ashamed to admit that I let him use me like that, but back then I had no idea. I was too young, and I realized I wasn't ready until too late. After a while I got tired of him pressuring me all the time, so we broke up.

After him I swore to myself I wasn't going to have sex again. Then another boy came along. We dated for nine months. Everything seemed perfect and I was happy...until he asked me to have sex with him. That was a shock because I didn't even know he was thinking about sex. I said no every time he asked. Since he wasn't getting what he wanted from me he turned to my best friend for it. I found out he was cheating on me with my best friend, and it broke my heart because I did it the first time because I was afraid of this happening to me if I said no. I started to think that all boys wanted was sex. So I stayed away from boys for a while.

Then I started dating a guy who was my best friend. I knew he was the one for me. We dated for two years and five months and we have never had sex. He and I are both practicing abstinence. He had his heart broken like I did because of sex. We both agreed to wait. So we had a very platonic relationship, and I am really happy that we did. I think that's one of the reasons we stayed together for so long is because our relationship wasn't based on sex. We are not together anymore, but it wasn't because of sex. This time sex didn't ruin my relationship.

You may think that "this guy is the one" and "he's so perfect that I want to spend the rest of my life with him", but if he is always asking you or pressuring you into sex then that right there should be a sign that maybe all he is really thinking about is sex. Abstinence really is something I think every teenager should practice. It may sound stupid when you hear your parents or teachers telling you this, but I truly think it was the best decision I have made.



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