18 year old girl dealing with relationships and virginity

belive me, you are doing the right thing,keep up, im a guy and i'm still virgin too, thats killing me ,but i wanna have sex only with my wife

Be true to yourself and don't let anyone convince you of doing something that goes against your principles. Yes you are normal.

There is one thing you need to understand: if you're not comfortable with having sex before marriage, then it is downright stupid to do it just to "blend in" with society. Contrary to what you think, there are still men out there who are willing to wait until marriage before they have sex for the first time. You will end up with many fustrated boyfriends, but if you're not comfortable with it, you're not comfortable with it and the answer is a no-brainer: don't do it.

You're very normal for feeling this way, but don't live with regrets, take your stand. If you change your mind later on, then fair enough, but until then, don't do it.

Ha try being an 18yr male who is a virgin out of choice. You think you have gotten weird expressions....We're the ones who supposedly can't control it

It's normal, and I think it's really admirable for you to have lasted this long when you've apparently had several opportunities to let your guard down. I understand the notion of saving yourself until marriage, or at least until a concrete commitment like engagement, as you say. However, I disagree with that concept wholeheartedly. I'm not saying you should abandon your morals, but think of it from a different perspective.

Sex is a HUGE part of a relationship. It's very important to be sexually compatible with your partner because sex is such a basic human need. It has to fulfill all kinds of different urges, desires, cravings, etc. I personally think that buying a car without test driving it is insanity.

Another reason that I feel like waiting to have sex until marriage is a bad idea is because it seems that it MAY AT TIMES push some horny, sexually repressed kids to get married too soon and for the wrong reasons. You should marry someone because you connect with them emotionally AND physically.

I think that you are going to continue having a hard time finding a guy that will stick around long enough without sexual interaction. I'm not trying to say that all men are pigs and all they want is sex, but its undeniable that it is at the forefront of most teenage guys' minds. Hell, I'm a 26 year old woman and it's at the forefront of MY mind.

Now. I'm not saying you should run out and immediately sleep with every guy that you date. Hold your ground and let him know he's not going to get it that easy. He should respect that. But if he knows it's impossible, chances are he's going to get frustrated and start running. Just my opinion. If you find a guy that strikes you the right way, let down your guard a little and keep your options open. It shouldn't make you disappointed in yourself if it's a conscious decision that you made after some extensive thought and that you felt right about.

If you decide to stick to your guns and wait until marriage to have sex, be prepared to spend a lot of frustrating time searching until you find a guy that's willing to stick it out with you. Maybe you'll get lucky!

I'm going to keep this as short as possible.. A lot of women and men like to set high standards for themselves. It's like a personal goal we all have so that we'll have some type of advantage in life .. To prove to others that you achieved this and they didn't.

I'm morally hurt, I had sex with someone I didn't want to :(

it is not normal to wait for marriage these days but that is a sad thing you will find someone who will respect u for it there are few of them but there out there dont give up ur morals to fit in

It is not, nowadays, normal, but as I repeat often, normality is not synonym of goodness many a time.
I do respect your opinion and stance, and I would also admire it unconditionally, if your goal was to make love till you were, felt, really in love.
But, however, if you feel that way, wouldn't it be better and easier for you if you tried to socialize more with groups of people that share your outlook and look there for a suitable suitor?

While I think this is sort-of normal in the sense that it matches some societal norms, considering it a moral choice is a completely baseless argument. And referring to bronze-age superstition doesn't count.

There's nothing to hold in high esteem about denying yourself a universal biological urge.