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[li]How old were you when you lost your virginity?[/li][li]What religion, if any, did you parents practice?[/li][li]Did you believe the tenets of your parents’ faith at the time you lost your virginity?[/li][li]What is your gender, sexual orientation, and approximate age?[/li][/ol]
For purposes of this poll, losing virginity means voluntarily engaging in sexual activities involving at least one other person, involving the genitals of at least one of the participants, and leading to orgasm for at least one of the participants. In other words, simple kissing doesn’t count; neither does rape. (Unless you were the rapist, in which case you’re an idiot to admit it here, anyway.) On the other hand, blowjobs, handjobs, and anal sex all qualify. No need to tell the story of the cherry-breaking.
Atheism and agnosticsm are obviously not religions except in the minds of the deluded; nonetheless, if you were raised to be a freethinker, please say so.
How old were you when you lost your virginity?: 16
2. What religion, if any, did you parents practice?: Generic Christian, non-practicing.
3. Did you believe the tenets of your parents’ faith at the time you lost your virginity?: Sure.
4. What is your gender, sexual orientation, and approximate age?: Male, Straight, 40+
The young lady who took my virginity was not a virgin, but as I recall she could be described as such:
How old were you when you lost your virginity? 16
What religion, if any, did you parents practice? Southern Baptist
Did you believe the tenets of your parents’ faith at the time you lost your virginity? She was a regular church goer, and had us walk out of Little Shop of Horrors thinking it was a bit too Satanistic. We had sex instead.
What is your gender, sexual orientation, and approximate age? Female, Straight, 40+
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[li]How old were you when you lost your virginity? 17[/li][li]What religion, if any, did you parents practice? Catholicism, though my mom became non-religious when I was about 16.[/li][li]Did you believe the tenets of your parents’ faith at the time you lost your virginity? I was a vaguely theistic non-Christian, which IIRC was where my mom was at the time.[/li][li]What is your gender, sexual orientation, and approximate age? Female, mostly straight, 36.[/li][/ol]
(By the way, you might be interested to know - it appears that 95% of Americans have premarital sex, and this statistic has been stable since the 1950s.)
Did you believe the tenets of your parents’ faith at the time you lost your virginity?
more or less. I was a regular churchgoer, loved Jesus, and was working on my confirmation.
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What is your gender, sexual orientation, and approximate age?**
They were baptized Catholics but not fully practicing. I was sent to Catholic schools from junior kindergarten through high school but we did not regularly attend Mass.
Did you believe the tenets of your parents’ faith at the time you lost your virginity?
Not in any sort of fashion that would constitute adherence to a faith.
What is your gender, sexual orientation, and approximate age?
How old were you when you lost your virginity?
19
2. What religion, if any, did you parents practice?
Judaism
3. Did you believe the tenets of your parents’ faith at the time you lost your virginity?
No. I’d spent roughly nine years as an atheist who wanted nothing to do with anything even remotely connected to any organized religion.
4. What is your gender, sexual orientation, and approximate age?
Female, asexual queer, 23
How old were you when you lost your virginity? 19 and 11 months. What religion, if any, did you parents practice? Hinduism. Did you believe the tenets of your parents’ faith at the time you lost your virginity? I was starting to doubt. What is your gender, sexual orientation, and approximate age? Female, straight, 33.
Sure.
What religion, if any, did you parents practice? None - my family was entirely secular.
Did you believe the tenets of your parents’ faith at the time you lost your virginity? Yes, though I would later rather disappoint them by becoming more spiritual.
What is your gender, sexual orientation, and approximate age? Female, bi-but-in-monogamous-het-marriage, 38
How old were you when you lost your virginity? 17. I didn’t believe this was losing it at the time (oral) so I thought 23 for a long time (first intercourse)
What religion, if any, did you parents practice? None - my mother was outspokenly atheist, my father was apathetic, but I was raised to think for myself
Did you believe the tenets of your parents’ faith at the time you lost your virginity? Sort of. I’m agnostic.
What is your gender, sexual orientation, and approximate age? Female, bi-but-in-monogamous-hetero-marriage, 30
How old were you when you lost your virginity? 18.
What religion, if any, did your parents practice? Roman Catholic.
Did you believe the tenets of your parents’ faith at the time you lost your virginity? No, although I still believed in God
What is your gender, sexual orientation, and approximate age? Female, basically straight, 32.
What religion, if any, did you parents practice?
None of which I am aware.
Did you believe the tenets of your parents’ faith at the time you lost your virginity?
Not applicable as stated, but yes I am an atheist. But that wasn’t “taught” to me in any form.
What is your gender, sexual orientation, and approximate age?
Male, 30
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[li]How old were you when you lost your virginity? 16[/li][li]What religion, if any, did you parents practice?–Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons)[/li][li]Did you believe the tenets of your parents’ faith at the time you lost your virginity?–I was beginning to doubt it, but I still believed at that point. Enough so that there was more than a little thrill at breaking the rules. [/li][li]What is your gender, sexual orientation, and approximate age?–Female, Straight, 26[/li][/ol]
How old were you when you lost your virginity? 17
What religion, if any, did you parents practice? Methodist, but it was a very casual thing. I think they mostly went to be social and see their friends.
Did you believe the tenets of your parents’ faith at the time you lost your virginity? If I remember correctly, I was already an atheist but in denial about it. Still thought being an atheist was a bad and shameful thing to be.
What is your gender, sexual orientation, and approximate age? Female, straight, 33.
How old were you when you lost your virginity? 18
2. What religion, if any, did you parents practice? They were lukewarm Catholics at best.
3. Did you believe the tenets of your parents’ faith at the time you lost your virginity? No, but I felt that a lot of what I learned in catechism was still ingrained into my brain, Catholic guilt and all that.
4. What is your gender, sexual orientation, and approximate age? Female, straight, 23.
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[li]How old were you when you lost your virginity? 19[/li][li]What religion, if any, did you parents practice? Catholics[/li][li]Did you believe the tenets of your parents’ faith at the time you lost your virginity? I was a deist, of sorts, but I didn’t believe in any religion at that point. I am now an atheist.[/li][li]What is your gender, sexual orientation, and approximate age? Female, heterosexual, 39 yo[/li][/ol]
How old were you when you lost your virginity? 18
What religion, if any, did you parents practice? Judaism (Reform)
Did you believe the tenets of your parents’ faith at the time you lost your virginity? No
What is your gender, sexual orientation, and approximate age? Male, gay, 63
How old were you when you lost your virginity? 17
2. What religion, if any, did you parents practice? Lutheran
3. Did you believe the tenets of your parents’ faith at the time you lost your virginity? Yes (atheist now)
4. What is your gender, sexual orientation, and approximate age? F, hetero, 45
How old were you when you lost your virginity?
17 if we’re counting getting HJs and BJs, 19 for actual sex
What religion, if any, did you parents practice?
Roman Catholic
Did you believe the tenets of your parents’ faith at the time you lost your virginity?
No, and honestly I don’t remember a time, even as a small child, that I ever did. The whole concept has always seemed silly to me. I never had that “Yay God and Jesus are watching over me:)” feeling as a kid.
What is your gender, sexual orientation, and approximate age?
Male, straight, and 26.