Mmmm! Hindsight is a wonderful thing but of course at a young age we think we know it all. At 17 you are still learning about life. All I can say is make sure you feel it's what you want and not because you feel you will loose him if you don't. Once he has got his way with you it's a sure bet that is what will happen..

If you feel this way before, then don't do it! Listen to your inner voice. If he truelly respects you he will wait and won't continually hound you for sex. And make sure he wears a condom No Excuses!! and that you are on the pill. Teen pregnancy is not something you would want as you have your whole life ahead of you. Not to mention STD's that can affect your reproductive system later in life.

My step grand daughter is only 16 and she has had several partners all of who have dumped her in a short period of time once they had sex. She is confusing sex with love. It is rare to actually marry your first love and go onto raise a family.

My fear for her is that she will end up in an abusive relationship from lack of self esteem and will find herself pregnant and on her own at the end of it. She has dropped out of school, hasn't stayed at a job for any lenght of time etc. And everytime I hear from her she is in Soooooooo much love with the new male that has shown interested in her. Poor lamb has been thru hell, moving interstate to be with the love of her life, to be kicked out without any money to her name all because she told his mother to pull her head in. Both made her feel like a servant. She had to borrow money to get back to this state and thankfully is now living with her father, but for how much longer?

Only until the next guy comes along and tell her he loves her, just to get sex. So sad!