Sex = Dirty.
I can honestly say that I enjoyed reading the 111 pages in "The Purity Myth". I went through a lot of mental battles throughout high school concerning my virginity and being "dirty" if I had sex. I lost my "V-card" when I was 18. I was the so-called late bloomer of my friends. Problem was, I felt like if I did have sex, that I would be dirty. Not that other people would think I was dirty, but that I would think I was dirty. I don't really know how to explain the thoughts that went through my head then, looking back now. But I do know that after my first time, I kinda sat there and realized 2 things: 1) It wasn't that great, and 2) I didn't feel different at all. I have to say that my opinion of it's greatness has changed, but not because I went out and had a ton of sex, I just realized it wasn't with the right person, and I gave in to peer pressure. That's how I wasted my virginity -- on peer pressure. Nowadays, losing your virginit...