‘At Least You’re Young Enough to Start Again’: What Not to Say to a Friend Getting Divorced at Thirty
Anxiety? Awkwardness? Asexuality? Tales of a Twenty-Six-Year-Old Virgin
I have a confession to make. Well, more of a truth to share. I am over the age of twenty-five and still a virgin. Comically, my middle name is Mary, like the Virgin. Why you may ask, does a relatively attractive woman have a problem getting someone in the bedroom?
The Myth of Virginity and its Reality as a Social Construct
There is too much pressure put on the idea of virginity. The pressure to lose it or keep it, for everyone, is unavoidable. It is seen as such a big deal, a major life event. But why? Sex is a normal and natural part of life – there shouldn’t be this immense pressure put on young people over what they should do with their virginities…