Is it normal that i'm 17 and i've never been kissed?
I'm, like I said, 17, and a freshman in college. I know that I am a good looking girl (not conceited, just honest) at a healthy weight with good hygiene, style, confidence, etc. I am told often that I am beautiful/hot/etc. I definitely don't let this get to my head, as it gets hard for me to believe sometimes because - I have never been in a relationship, never been held, never been kissed.
I suppose my biggest problem is I was raised in a way where I wasn't allowed to be in relationships with people outside of my specific church and it was fully expected of me to have my first kiss on my wedding day. Deviating from my church as I grow up, though, it feels very strange not having even held hands with a boy. I feel like a huge toddler over half the time, and the mere knowledge that I've never been kissed is like a weight that I carry around with me. If I ever tell anyone, they're genuinely shocked.
One reason might be that I moved around so much throughout my childhood, which was emotionally distressing and made it hard to establish connections with people?
I don't want to think that I'm a prude or overly picky. I mean, I don't drink or party, but I do want my first kiss to actually mean something.
At this point in time, though, I literally can't even imagine something happening for me in the romance or sex department. And every day, I feel like a circus freak or something because of it.
Is it normal to be 17 and never been kissed? I turn 18 very soon..