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AthenleyJones
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Am I missing out?
Relationship Stress / by AthenleyJones
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 May 5th, 2015
...See more I'm sixteen and I've never had a boyfriend or girlfriend. I've never even kissed someone, let alone lost my virginity. I'm not embarrassed about it either. It's not like the opportunity has never arose: people have had crushes on me and I've had tons of chances. I just haven't been at a place with myself and my mental health where I'm ready to open myself up to people romantically or physically, and I'm okay with that. So right now, I'm simply uninterested. However, I know someday I will be and I'm excited for it. My problem lies in that I fear I'm missing out on the experience. All of my friends have lost their virginities and have boyfriends and girlfriends they hang out with and do cute stuff with. They cuddle at lunch and go on double dates and talk about how they're so in love and I'm just here trying to hold myself together. I'm worried that when I'm finally ready for a relationship, I'll be too awkward and inexperienced while everyone else is in their prime. They'll all have experience from high school of secretly sleeping over to their boyfriend's house and making out and all these teenage hijinx but I have nothing positive to look back on other than the achievement of keeping myself alive. I'm graduating next year and I can't help but wonder: am I really missing out on the best times of my life?
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