is it wrong to have sex before 16?

Question

and when was the 1st time you had sex

Answer 1

it's not "wrong" but chances are you're won't be reponsible with having sex at your age.

Answer 2

I had sex for the first time at 17! Parts of me regret it and other parts don't! I sometimes wish I had waited, but I was in a serious relationship with the guy and thought it would last forever.

Have sex for the first time, is a major thing. It creats a lot of feelings that you don't even know you have yet.

Give it a lot of thought. Don't just do it because your friends have or before you think it will make you grown up. Cause it won't make you grown up! That isn't what sex does. There are also a lot of responiblities that can come a long with having sex. Think about them.

If you are asking this question on here, then honestly I think you are NOT ready. Savor your youth and take care of yourself.

Best of luck.

Answer 3

I am with most people here: it IS wrong to have sex at such an early age. Everyone says that you are too young to handle the problem emotionally and I'll tell you why: Today, teens use sex as a way to be either popular and accepted into the social scene without being made fun of for being a virgin. But you end up losing popularity after high school, and are left regretting having comitted the Act at such a young age, especially when you meet the one you love (and they happen to be a virgin). So, if you haven't had it already, seriously consider not having it until marriage. I can't tell you what to do with your life but think about it.

Oh, and BTW: I'm 18, still a virgin and proud of it. I've had opportunities to lose it, yet I refused. It proves the strength of my morality.

Answer 4

Wrong? Is doing something stupid, wrong? If it is, then yes, it is wrong to have sex before 16.
In case no one ever told you, Life is transmitted by sex. A 16 year old is ill prepared to deal with pregnancy. There are basically three choices A) abortion, but no one ever talks about the psychological damage having an abortion does to the woman or the man for that matter. B) raise the child, but a 16 year old is ill equipped to care for a tiny child and certainly not motivated to do that! C) Give the baby up for adoption, in years to come there will be fear that the child will contact you, or fear that the child won't. And how do you answer the question, "Why did you give me away?"
Then if that is not enough reason, there are some sexually transmitted diseases that will ruin your life.
And last, you won't appreciate it. You might like it, but you won't appreciate it. A child is not equipped to measure their own maturity. Wait as long as you can.

Answer 5

it's technically "wrong" to have sex before you're married. But it's 2007, if you're using protection and being responsible - not hoeing around, taking birth control, taking proper precautions, and visiting the gyno (if you're a girl) do what you do.
Also, how close are you to your parents? Don't lie to them about your sex life if they ask you, that'll just lead to more problems than you can handle.

I'm gonna warn you that with sex comes major emotional attachment, that the other person may not reciprocate. That's something you may want to consider. Will things still be the same between you two after? It's hard not to get attached afterwards.

Answer 6

The longer you wait, the better you'll be able to handle it and more ready physically and emotionally...people younger than 16 typically aren't mature enough for sex and all that can come with it...many aren't ready for many years after that...

I was 17, and foolish...but I got lucky. No negative consequences except knowing I'd wasted my virginity on someone I didn't really even like...it wasn't a fun experience.

Sex not occur before:
1. You are ready to deal with a pregnancy, should it occur
2. You are ready to deal with an STD, should it occur
3. When you know how a woman can become pregnant (all the ways it can occur)
4. When you know what the various STDs are and how they are transmitted and how to help protect against them
5. When you are ready to insist your partner wear a condom (female) or insist that you wear one (male)
6. When you are on a reliable form of birth control and using it properly (female) or ensure that she is (male)
7. When you are ready to deal with any emotional issues that may come from being intimate with another person
Until you've got those things covered, you should not have sex.

Answer 7

Is it wrong to risk the health, happiness, and future of a newborn child for a few moments of giddy pleasure? Really?? Ask yourself that again. Please, don't stop reading now, you might read something that can keep you from a lot of heartache and pain.

Now ask yourself how many girls you know or know of who thought they were having safe sex or used good enough precautions to not get pregnant but are pregnant all the same. Or to not catch AIDS, but now they have it. IF you are positive you are ready, now, emotionally, physically, mentally AND financially to totally give birth to and raise a child in a good and nurturing, as well as financially secure home, then by all means ... have sex, take the risk. If you are totally ready to hear a doctor say, you have AIDS and there is NO cure, then by all means, take the risk, have sex.

If you are going to need your parents, your current boyfriend, relatives, welfare, medicaid, food stamps, etc to take care of your child or take care of you as you possibly begin to die from AIDS, 9 months from now, or sooner, then by all means clamp your knees together and whatever else you do, do NOT unclamp until you ARE sure you can handle any of those possible consequences!

A truly mature person puts themselves in a best-possible position to handle all possible outcomes of a given action ... good OR bad, BEFORE taking the action.

So, the question is, are YOU that mature and financially independent at age 16 or before? How about at 17, 18, or even 19 ???

The simple, real answer to your question IS, yes, it is WRONG to have sex unless and UNTIL you can honestly answer yes to that question. Remember, you didn't ask what most people will do, only if it would be wrong.

Answer 8

you don't need to qualify this with how old you look. If you're into this guy and you feel that there is a connection, who cares about the age difference. Just remember that usually in situations like that an older guy attempting to take advantage of the younger gal. Also, make sure he's not still married or something. Seriously, do that.

Answer 9

Nothing is technically wrong with that other than a possible moral dilemna. However, I lost my virginity at the age of fourteen and, in retrospect, I was not emotionally prepared for how that simple act changed me. I have since struggled with sex and it's possible repercussions. If I knew then what I know now, I would have waited until I was emotionally, and frankly, physically mature.

Answer 10

It's not wrong, but please wait until you're at least 16. Kids grow up way too quickly nowadays.

But I'd still wait until college. I was 19 and a freshman in college when I first had sex (and I've been with that same guy for 4 years, as a matter of fact!).

Answer 11

I honestly believe that age has little to do with when it is right to have sex. In order to have sex, you need to be responsible enough to understand and be willing to live with the consequences that are associated, should any of them happen to you. It's way more of a maturity thing than an age thing.

I was 15 when I first had sex. Today, I am married to that same guy and we have two daughters.