when do you believe is the best age to start having sex?

Answer 1

18+

Answer 2

After you are married! LOL--that is not realistic anymore!

I think when you feel ready. When you are able to understand and accept all the repercussions your actions entail. This is pregnancy and STDs. No matter if you have one sexual partner or one-hundred there is a high risk of STDs. You never know if your partner is telling the truth and/or being monogamous.

You also need to understand and be capable of raising a child. This means having a lot of things teenagers aren't ready for. To be capable of raising a child you need to have your own place of residence, a job, a mature mind, and/or a support system.

Therefore, the best age to have sex is when you can support yourself and a child. Know the consequences of an STD. Do not care about peer pressure. AND...can get yourself on the proper form of birth control.

When most people have sex they don't meet any of this criteria so--I'd have to say any age is the best age to have sex out of wedlock!

Answer 3

You know what is funny about all these opinions, is that they mostly believe there is a right answer. The only thing different about WHEN couples began having sex, 200 or 800 years ago and in the 21st century is that now, we have the Internet, radio, TV etc to talk about it!

Nothing has changed, couples have had sex when they want. Men took wives who were 14 or 15 years old in farm and rural communities. Read the archives of marriage and birth certificates from church and public records! It was when I read the date of my grandparents' marriage and the date of birth of their first child (7 months apart) that I realized nothing has changed in mankind!

Churches in the last 100 +years have professed their opinion as to when couples should have sex (after marriage).

So now we are talking about it. That is good! We are more informed (or should be) of the risks and should be prepared for the outcomes.

Answer 4

Well i didnt have sex until i was 21 i had my first child at 27! Just be abstinent and wait until u find the right man or woman to love and u will be with till the day u die. Be careful and if u do decide to have sex at a young age, use protection and be careful

Answer 5

21

Answer 6

I'd say that depends on your country of citizenship, for starters. While a person may feel ready, it many places it is against the law to engage in intercourse with someone beneath an "age of consent." To protect yourself and your partner, I suggest waiting till at least that age for both persons involved.

Next, the emotional maturity to know you are more than a sexual object, and that goes for both males and females, should be a pre-requisitive. Having a strong character and sense of self should be traits you feel you have before having sex. Look around you at friends who have had sex. Some will do ridiculous things either to try to have sex (a common male trait) or to use the ability to grant permission for sex as leverage to try to cement a relationship (an action most often used by females.)

If you find yourself saying things like "He'll love me if I have sex" if you are a girl, or "I'd do anything to have sex with that girl" if you're a guy, then you're probably not making the decision for the right reasons.

There's no magical age at which all these things become clear. In general, it's one of those things where you can follow the IF rule:

IF you're still trying to figure out if you are ready, it's a pretty safe bet you still have some concerns to work out and it is likely they are very important to you. Perhaps if you posted othere questions addressing the specific concerns you have, others could give feedback on those concerns.

Overall:
1. Wait till both persons are at least of legal age.
2. Wait till you are confident in yourself and will not make the decision to have sex based on reasons like "wanting to make someone like you" or "I just gotta have sex with this person."

If you find yourself in doubt, wait some time to figure things out.

Answer 7

to tell you the truth there is no best age its when you feel ready but in england most people start having sex at the age of 14 but legally its 16
but just do it when it feels right

Answer 8

There is no "right age" to start having sex. Only the way you feel in your heart and your maturity level.

Answer 9

There is not a certain age that people need to be to have sex. It all depends on how mature you are to handle the consequences.

Answer 10

when you are old enough to understand the consequences and when you know yourself well enough to do it because you want to, not because you think you should because everyone else is or because he said "you will if you love me" or something along those lines. YOU CAN GET PREGNANT THE FIRST TIME YOU DO IT, EVEN IF YOU USE A CONDOM. the condom could have a tear in it and then you'd be pregnant. that changes your life forever. he can bail, you can't. definitely be out of high school at the very least.