I don't think you should feel guilty. You're both teenagers and your hormones are raging and all that, its normal. Hey, maybe you make him feel like a goody-goody. However, your making it seem like its easy for him to restrain. I'm not a particularly religous person now, but I tried to be once, and the pressure from the church, my family and religous friends was extremely hard to handle. The reason it bothers him so much when you start talking dirty may be because it turns him on and that scares him because he is trying to be "moral". You are probably making it very difficult for him. If you really want to make it work, try to cool it with the kinkiness. If he's as religous as you say he is, if it comes down to it, he'll choose his faith over you. He might already know that you're not as moral as you think he'd like you to be, so don't pretend. You are human. But being immoral and trying to get someone else in on it are two very different things. When you start crossing that line with him, not only is it insensitive, it can become offensive. I think you are 100% right about having an open, honest relationship, there is no other kind to have. You should definetely be able to talk to him about sex. Ask him to tell you if just talking about it is too much for him. If so, he may have a problem as well. And I stress, don't feel guilty about not being a better person. I'm sure you're a great person and thats why he likes you so much. Maybe he can help you with some of your issues. Maybe you can help him open up, stop being so uptight, and not be so afraid of everyday things like sex. You're not likely to change his mind about abstinence, but you'll at least be able to talk to each other about it ( he'll feel much more comfortable talking to you if he knows you're not going to start teasing him) when you're having a hard time keeping your hands off each other.

Shade

Thank you for the very in depth, helpful and thoughtful advice!

Hi, I'm Shade. I'm an artist, living in sin in a small town, hopping from job to job, and recieving no support from my family. I was diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder when I was 18. I've suffered through many, many, many bouts of depression, panic attacks and just plain fun ole' anxiety. Since I left my Mom's house years ago, I've lived a lot of places and met a lot of strange, horrible, and beautiful individuals. I've learned a lot about people in general and I'd have to say I'm a good judge of character.
As mentioned earlier, I'm "the artist currently known as starving". I do some oil and watercolor, but mostly acrylic painting, also some clay and metal sculpture. I appreciate all kinds of art and love to talk about it. I like to read, mostly twisted, weird fiction or memoirs about drugs and the fellow insane. I love all types of music, mostly rock, and doing anything outdoors, all my animals, horror movies, and mexican food...I drive an old, crappy, loud car that embarasses me and I just left my job at the art gallery, so as of right now, I am unemployed, livin' off my man.

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