I agree w/ Harley. Stick to your guns. It is a choice you will never forget. It's no good to give that gift away and catch something that insures no one will want to be w/ you for a while.

A very wize person one told me "Don't have sex w/ anyone you do not intend to spend the rest of your life with". Accidents do happen and people still get married because they have a baby on the way.

Stick to your morals. If the lady you choose doesn't share the same morals as you then you may not have the right one.

With the shoe on the other foot and I being female, it was looked down upon to wait back then to. I did wait and the person I lost my virginity to I loved very much and then things didn't work out. But I don't feel bad it because I waited and was certin this is what I wanted and who I wanted it to be with. It was not just a fling. Or acting off of a moment of passion. I still remember the guy 20 + years later. He was respectful and kind and it was special. (call me old fashioned) He cheated on me shortly there after w/ a girl who was not a virgin AT ALL!!!!! His loss. But no regrets. He got the other girl preg. the first time he was w/ her. Yikes! They got married and are still married 20 years later. So he must not have been all bad.

The moral to the story. Be careful what you do because you just may well have to live with your self in the morning and every day after that. So take your time, save that gift and give it to the right girl.

On the plus side if you find someone w/ more experience then you and she's a keeper then she can mold you into what ever she likes and you can find out what you like together. Thats the best gift for you and her both.