7 Women Share How Long They Waited to Have Sex with Their Significant Others


“My boyfriend of eight years and I waited a year after we started dating to have sex. It sounds extreme now, but when we met freshman year of college, we were both virgins. I wasn’t in a rush to get it on, and he never pressured me. Finally, at a friend’s birthday party, I asked one of the girls for a condom and hopped in a cab to his place. I texted him, ‘I’ve got a condom. Let’s do this!’ And we did. The fact that he didn’t question my judgment told me that he was more than ready. I barely remember it, but I have no regrets.” —Elizabeth O.