Is it normal that i am still a virgin at 18?

I'm 18 years old and I've never kissed a guy. I've never held a boy's hand and I am still a virgin. I feel like I'm missing out. I feel like I'm gonna be single for the rest of my life and I know it sounds dumb but no guy has ever shown me interest . I've been called ugly by many guys because I am dark skinned. I just want a guy to love me. I went from being an outgoing person to being really reserved. I grew up in a predominately Black and Hispanic neighborhood. There were a lot of people that treated me badly and called me blackness and dirt because of my skin color in high school. I'm lonely but at the same time I feel like all men are gonna hurt me in the end. I feel so lost.

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  • moose89

    Listen, I lost my virginity when I was 18 to a guy who didn't give a shit about me. I just had sex with him because I wanted to have sex. It didn't even last five minutes (which I thought was funny because he thought he was really badass). Then I met a guy about a year and a half later who was just a little bit more experienced than me. I wish I would have lost it to him instead of a guy who made me walk home in the rain after he screwed me. Do not rush it, you'll only end up getting hurt. You'll know when the right time is, and if you're a good person, which I think you are, it won't be that far away.

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    • Blair187

      Thanks for the advice. I hope to find someone someday.

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  • All you are missing out on are STD's, unwanted pregnancies, broken relationships, and emotional turmoil. Find a man who is worthy of you, to build a proper relationship with. Let him be your first and your last.

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  • Fadina

    No, i think you are normal! And strong!
    I lost my virginity when I was 18 and he was my first boyfriend ever. I am also a black girl have mostly lived in areas where my family was like the only black ones there and I was the only black girl in my class trough kindergarnden and up even in high school and I also didn't get much attention from boys (like none) and i sometimes even i doubted that i was good looking even though i knew i really was so I kinda know the feeling
    I also thought i would never meet a guy who would even like me and wanna be with me and never fall in love and felt lost lonely it wasn't until the summer when i turned 18 and decided to forget about guys and started to love being single that I, after two months and the day before the beginning of my last year in high school, met my first love, he was the first guy to ever notice me ( well at least showed it) and we hit it off right away.
    I am so sorry those horriable people called you such awful names and for what you went through but i want to way is that i understand you in some ways (i was alone at school all though kindergarden and up until high school where i made some good friends in school too) but things get better only when you decided that for yourself, when you make yourself happy you'll find that person what gonna make you even more happy you fucking deserv that!

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    • Blair187

      Thank you. You're so nice. :)

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  • kelseyt

    Don't make yourself feel all lonely. Be happy, there are plenty of people who don't even ever have sex in their lifetimes. Like me, I'm asexual.

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  • Peeve

    I didn't have sex or my first kiss until after I turned 18.
    I was always shy and didn't really talk to guys much.
    You just have to stay positive, a guy could come along at any time, who like you for you

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  • KeyboardSolo

    Everybody hurts you eventually. That's just a fact of life. All you can do is try to find someone that makes the good times worth the bad. As for having no experience at 18, it is abnormal, but you're far from alone. You've seen normal people. If you really want to be like them that's your problem...

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    • Blair187

      I don't wanna be like them hence why I'm not whoring myself out like a lot of girls are these days because it's just not me. It does get lonely at times. Even this coming Valentine's Day while everyone is has a sweetie to celebrate it with I have no one. It doesn't hurt to dream.

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  • spidercrowblaze18762

    Ur normal though i lost my virginity when i was 14.....

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  • misslogical

    Is it worth it especially #1...I don't think so!!!

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  • misslogical

    Yeah its normal what you wanna be a hot pussy bitch...guess what the new trend is #1HIV/aids and #2 unplanned pregnancy

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  • curiousmale

    Look things change so much after high school. You should be proud to be who you are. And for heavens sake do not do it Just to do it, it will be much happier and you will have way better memories of it if you wait till you find some one that you love and loves you. Look i know this sounds old fashioned but i was the same way i never had a girlfriend in high school and didn't loose it till i was 21 years old. and i am glad that it turned out the way it did.

    good luck to you

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  • I'm the exact same way. I too have dark skin--I'm hispanic. I have never been in a relationship, never been kissed, never held hands with a guy, nothing. I've even been told that I'm too dark for them. Yes, it hurts, but I think it just means I'm dodging a bullet. Meaning I didn't have to go through the pain of regret on going out with an asshole. Someday I'll meet the right guy and so will you ;)

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  • oldrooster4

    NOO

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  • So where do you live Blair? Experience guy for an Inexperienced girl here..:)

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  • MegaDethfan1992

    you are called ugly just for having dark skin thats just fucked up

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  • HeyHiHelloGabi

    I agree with mostly everyone here, this is normal. I can speak from experience on this too, I'm also eighteen and haven't done any of the things you say you haven't either, so rest assured there is someone just like you out there as well as many others I'm sure. Don't stress about this too much, it'll all come out in the wash, as they say.

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  • i lost my virginity at 13 and i felt dirty for not waiting till i was 16 (legal age) so no your fine wait till your ready

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  • mikekrnboy

    What if, at 24??

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  • saltpower

    the fact about your age is not bad you can lose it when ever you feel you want to but i feel sorry for you that you have not had much with guys hope you can find a nice guy there's a lot out there most likely really wanting a girl like you hope you get laid

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  • Wait to get married

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