How Guys Feel About Sex With Virgins
This
week, by a readers request, we posed this question: "What are your
thoughts about having sex with virgins? Would you have sex with a virgin at
your current age, assuming you were single? If yes, how and when would you like
to be told that someone you were dating was a virgin? And how have your sexual
encounters with virgins (when you weren't one yourself) differed — if at all —
from sex with more experienced partners?" Below, guys answer.
*Guy Number 1
Whatever she wants
I've only
ever lost my virginity, never taken it from someone. However, if I was dating a
virgin, I'm not sure it would be all that big a deal. I'd probably treat it
like everything else when it comes to sex: whatever she wants, whenever she's
comfortable, and whenever she's ready. However, if she was one of those people
"waiting for the right person" and still about my age, I'm terrified
I'd assume she's some kind of crazy fundamentalist and break up with her —
which doesn't seem fair. Some people obviously need to wait, but I do think sex
is an essential part of the relationship and declaring it has to be put off
(particularly between two monogamous adults) is more detrimental than helpful.
*Guy Number 2
The campsite rule
I don't
think virginity is magical! I mean — I guess it is true that I wouldn't have
casual sex with a virgin, but then, I don't think I'd really have casual sex,
anyhow. I don't ascribe to some notion of purity or innocence coming along with
virginity, but you do have to take into account emotions and history — if you
have sex with a virgin, you're going to be part of their person's life story.
Not necessarily, but it is likely. I know Dan Savage is controversial, but his
"campsite" rule comes into play, I think — don't leave a mess behind,
try to make the person better than when you first met. That being said, I guess
I'd want to be told, you know, around the time that it became germane to the
discussion — when the possibility of hooking up started to develop.