You are not a silly teenager sweetie. But I hope you wait until you are sure that the one you chose to have sex with is the one you love and respect.

It is a bad idea to have sex with someone just "to keep them around".

I was 17 when I had sex with my now husband of 42 years. We were engaged, and the one reason I decided to have sex was because I knew we were going to be married very soon.

I was brought up Catholic, and taught it was wrong----I believed that and still do. Being Pure was something I valued as a female. Keeping old fashioned ideas alive isn't all bad.

Having or not having Sex today is not what I'd want to be making decisions about - for some it is just expected when you date and I don't like that idea.

Too many STD's should be reason enough. Sometimes I used to regret not waiting until my wedding night, but that was just my upbringing. I'm glad to have had just one partner.