I'm 21 years old and have had quite a few sexual partners. My first few were because of love, and the rest, were not and were flings. Now, after a year of not having a boyfriend or having sex, I'm finally seeing someone and he's great. I'm starting to really like him and he feels the same. The problem is, I keep pushing off sex because I'm scared it will ruin our relationship and I know it sounds crazy, but it's hard having sex with someone I really like! The only way I can describe it is because there is so much emotion and feeling involved, I worry about if I'll be good, what he'll think of me, etc. I feel like it's time and I really want to, but for some reason, I'm feeling like a virgin. How can I get rid of these feelings? I never feel this way about sex or guys, for that matter.
WittyUsernameHere answered Saturday June 19 2010, 1:20 am: You need to talk to this guy.
Not too much worry about scaring him off. If you approach him with a "I want you, but" and then make it clear that all of these are pretty much your issues (so it seems from your question) maybe he can help talk you down a little.
Bottom line here, from what I can tell, is that you don't trust... almost like you don't trust life to let things work. You've not stated a single concern about him other than "what he'll think of me" which you did not support with any evidence, making me think there isn't any. That he's just a good guy and you're dealing with the fears that can arise in any relationship because of all of the things you've seen and heard about sex ruining relationships.
Talk to him. He's the one who has to allay your fears about "being good" or what he'll think of you. But overall, you aren't really ready for this yet. You're acting very inexperienced so far as love is concerned.
I'd hand him some honesty and see how he reacts to it. Tell him what you want, and why you feel you aren't ready for it. Emphasize your point of "you'll know when you're ready, and it's not yet" so he doesn't think you want him to pressure you a bit, but tell him you wanted to talk with him about these things and just get some feedback.
Adults should be able to talk about sex in an adult manner. I know few of us actually ARE capable of it, but it's something to aspire to at least. And when you tell him that you want him, I'm sure he won't be all that objectionable to whatever follows it. [ WittyUsernameHere's advice column | Ask WittyUsernameHere A Question ]
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