hi moonkin -

no! you don't have to have sex to have a relationship - ESPECIALLY since you are a TEENAGER!!!

you need to keep something in mind when you are reading posts and questions from people here - this is not a teen site - this site has adults and teens. adults who've been in relationships for years and have been sexually active for years look at sex in a relationship differently than a teenage would

i was a virgin in high school and happy to be one! i'm sure you will meet plenty of girls or boys who are virgins and do NOT want to and/or are NOT ready for sex!!!

meet a someone, date for a while and then you can talk about having sex - personally i don't think teenagers should be having sex...you have your entire life to have sex....enjoy being a kid while you can!

btw - don't have a sexual experience just to have one... my first kiss was with someone i didn't care too much for....i just wanted to have a first kiss - have some kind of 'sexual' type experience... i regret that...i'll never have a first kiss again...and mine was horrible!

just my 2 cents