I haven't come across those responses, but I think I would disagree with them. I did not get laid in my teenage years. I didn't even get a date. I didn't get la

I haven't come across those responses, but I think I would disagree with them. I did not get laid in my teenage years. I didn't even get a date. I didn't get laid until well in my 30s, when I met my wife, and I think that has worked out very well for me. Of course I would have liked a girlfriend when I was that age, but it's not something I would change looking back at that age now. I don't think pressuring teenagers to have sex is a good idea. I don't mean to by puritanical about this, but I've got the feeling that our culture is way too focused on sex, and especially its commoditization and the objectification of people. I think a lot of people would do well to learn some restraint and self-control. Sex is an important part of humanity, but it's not the be-all-end-all. You can also have a fulfilling life without it, or having it later in life. I think the ridiculing of virgin boys/men is particularly harmful. Find out what works for you, and do it responsibly. Know that you're a full and valuable person on your own. You don't need to have a girlfriend in order to be valued. You don't need to have had sex to be a man. Do talk to people, but not with the focus of getting laid. If I would change something about my teenage years, I would have preferred to learn a better programming language than Basic and made more cool stuff.