Subscriber Account active since. Losing your virginity is a big deal. It's not uncommon to have all sorts of romantic and exciting fantasies of how your first time will play out. But for most people, the reality is that their first time having sex was less than perfect. It makes sense that with lack of experience, nerves, and some pretty skewed views of what sex actually looks like, that people's first times are usually not so great or not what they expected.

No two first-time sex stories are the same. If you thought you were the only person to lose your virginity while some awful song that was popular in the mids played, take comfort in the fact that you are not at all. Here are nine men and women on what first-time sex was like for them, without sparing the intimate and cringe-worthy details. Like many times. That should preface how my first attempts at sex went.

The reasons for this are varied, ranging from not feeling like they had control of the decision to not knowing whether their partner had had sex previously. Relationship is probably too strong a word but we knew each other. It was a Sunday. We just headed there.

Thanks to thee unrealistic standards constantly portrayed in media , we've all built up this imaginary idea of what sex is supposed to be like. Some people expect a romantic night of candles and passion, while others think it will be the most pleasure they've ever felt in their whole life. But the truth is, everyone's experience is different. Sometimes it's smooth and romantic and lives up to your expectations, while other times, it's kind of terrible. But no matter how old you are or what the circumstances are, having sex for the first time can feel like a huge deal!