# Am I the only person in his 20's who... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 14, 2000, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-his-20s-who/29258 "2000-08-14T05:30:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-his-20s-who/29258/41 "2000-08-15T05:13:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kyla \* > \*\*I have never smoked a cigarette in my life. > I have never used any illegal drugs. (Although some Dopers who shall remain nameless would like to change this.) > I never drank alcohol before I was legal (which was when I was eighteen, btw). \*\* Right on. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-his-20s-who/29258/42 "2000-08-15T05:15:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by iampunha \* > \*\*FTR, I am 18. > > That said, I havenā€™t drunk, smoked, etc. The only part of that etc I ever plan to do (hopefully) is have sex. \*\* You will. Iā€™m sure of it. Unless you join some religious order that has vows of celibacy, you will. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-his-20s-who/29258/43 "2000-08-15T05:17:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Coldfire \* > \*\*1)Never smoked? > No idea what the norm is, but I probably donā€™t fit it. \*\* You sound pretty normal to me. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-his-20s-who/29258/44 "2000-08-15T05:19:15Z")
Opps, I ment to erase the 1)Never Smoked? part of the quote. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-his-20s-who/29258/45 "2000-08-15T05:21:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by matt\_mcl \* > \*\*Iā€™ve not smoked or drunk, but thatā€™s because I donā€™t like the taste of either. Iā€™ve never been able to understand why some people think virginity (or, as I prefer to call it, naivetĆ©) is a virtue and experience is corruption. \*\* I donā€™t believe that. I just believe that thereā€™s a time and a place for everything. And in my belief system, the time for sex is after marage. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-his-20s-who/29258/46 "2000-08-15T05:24:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SPOOFE Bo Diddly \* > \*\*Iā€™m only 19, so I donā€™t qualifyā€¦ but my masterful powers of clairvoyance tell me that Iā€™m gonna die a virgin, with my lungs free of tobacco or pot, and my veins clear of anything sober-reducing. > > Iā€™m Mr. Optimism. Shoot me. \*\* Actually, for a 19 year old thatā€™s pretty good, most people start all that when theyā€™re about 15 or 16. Sometimes even 12 or 13. But youā€™ve got plenty of years ahead of you, one or two of those things will probably change. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-his-20s-who/29258/47 "2000-08-15T05:29:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Falula Guinea Pig \* > \*\*25 here and I also managed to accomplish all those things you mentioned by the time I was 18 and I donā€™t regret any of it. If I could go back and do it again, the only thing I would change is I would have more sex! > > I have a lot of respect for people who can live without sex, drugs and alcohol, but the question remains - why would you want to? \*\* I posted the answers as to why Iā€™ve lived my life like I have a few posts up. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-his-20s-who/29258/48 "2000-08-15T05:34:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tisme \* > \*\*Umm, sorry, Iā€™m guilty on all 4 charges - so lock me up and throw away the key. šŸ˜ƒ \*\* Naw, if we locked up people for that kind of behavior, probably 90% or so of the population would be locked up. Anyway, unless I personaly know someone and am good friends with them, I donā€™t care that much how people live thier lives. Although I have a strong urge to hunt YOU down!..Hehehe, J/K. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-his-20s-who/29258/49 "2000-08-15T05:38:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FairyChatMom \* > \*\*Never smoked or did drugs > Never been drunk - heck, just one drink pretty much puts me to sleep > Waited for sex till I married at 29 - my personal choice and I donā€™t regret it > > And despite all these boring things, I still like to think Iā€™m a fascinating, intelligent, dynamic, fun-to-be-with kinda person. > > No, really, I donā€™t do drugs!!! \*\* I donā€™t think that not doing all of those things makes someone boring at all. Who says you have to do all those things to be fun?..Other than society I mean. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-his-20s-who/29258/50 "2000-08-15T05:42:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tatertot \* > \*\*I think itā€™s great. I did all of those things, and to be honest I really regret most of them. Being a crazy college kid was sort of fun, but Iā€™m much happier now that Iā€™m a boring old mom. > > \*\* It seems people who do those things eventually outgrow all or most of them. Of course sometimes, people who havenā€™t done those things consider doing them. To be honest, Iā€™ve sometimes thought about getting drunk just **once** to see what it would be like. But the thought of a hangover scares me. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-his-20s-who/29258/51 "2000-08-15T05:47:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dragwyr \* > \*\*For me it depends on how technical you get. I have never smoked, I have never drinked, never done drugsā€¦ but I did manage to be intimate with my girlfriendā€¦ but we got married, so personally, I donā€™t count that one. Hey, I knew we were going to get married anyway so I figured ā€œWhy not?ā€ \*\* I did ā€œthingsā€ with my girlfriend before we got married, but as for sexā€¦well, say things didnā€™t work out but she got pregnant (remember, condoms arnā€™t 100%). Then I would have been a father (which I never want to be) and would have had to pay child supportā€¦Noooooooooo. Anway, I decided to play it safe. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![fnord1966](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ad7895/32.png) [@fnord1966](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fnord1966)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-his-20s-who/29258/52 "2000-08-15T05:50:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Coldfire \* > \*\*1)Never smoked? > I quit last January, but before that, I smoked a pack and a half of Gauloises. For 7 years. > \*\* Man, those must be some Freakinā€™ Huge cigarettes,only a pack and a half in 7 years? Well add me to the list. Never smoked anything, never did any drugs, I have a beer or two once in a while, Never been drunk tho, havent had sex.But those last 2 just might change soon, This girl i know said she wanted to get me drunk, and a friend of hers said she gets freaky with drunk guys. Ill keep you all informed. Chances are I wont get to loose control, I plan on waiting till I am eiither marred or am with the one I am going to marry. Ftr I am 20. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-his-20s-who/29258/53 "2000-08-15T05:53:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mullinator \* > \*\*Hi Joel. Welcome to the club. I answer yes to all of your criteria. \*\* Itā€™s just nice to know that Iā€™m not the only one. šŸ™‚ (Iā€™ve gota quit putting smilies in all of my messages) ---
**Author:** ![fnord1966](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ad7895/32.png) [@fnord1966](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fnord1966)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-his-20s-who/29258/54 "2000-08-15T05:56:03Z")
Yeah, ChiefScott might Nuke ya if you dont stop. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-his-20s-who/29258/55 "2000-08-15T05:58:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by yojimbo \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by JavaMaven1 \* > > I blew all of those steps by the time I was 16, but if I had to do it all over again, Iā€™m sure Iā€™d make a few changes. > > Count me in with **JavaMaven1**. I too would make a few changes . > > More sex , more drugs but I donā€™t think I could have drank more . > Fair play to you **Joel**. To each his own . \*\* I donā€™t care how other people live their lives, unless Iā€™m good friends with them. How you live your life is no concern of mine. Iā€™m just looking for others like me. To be honest, I was dobuting if they even existed any more. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-his-20s-who/29258/56 "2000-08-15T06:04:08Z")
Wow, there are a lot of usā€¦ I qualify on all four counts: 1. You want me to wrap dried leaves in paper, roll them up, stick them in my mouth, and burn them? No, thank you. 2. Iā€™ve invested way too much in this brain oā€™ mine; Iā€™m not about to go messing with it. 3. Yes, I really am allergic to alcoholā€¦ A sip of wine will make me sick for the rest of the day. 4. Iā€™m saving myself for marriageā€¦ The first time should be special, and I want it to be as special as possible. By the way, Joel, you didnā€™t need to make a separate message for each reply. A blanket statemnt of ā€œThanks, everyone!ā€ would have sufficed. Of course, that wouldnā€™t pad your post count as much šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-his-20s-who/29258/57 "2000-08-15T06:04:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JimmyNipples \* > \*\*I was 6 when I had my 1st ciggy-butt. > > When I was 15, I opened 26 beer with my teeth, and drank all of them. (I almost died) > > I smoked pot for the 1st time when I was 18 and lost my virginity when I was 18 as well. > I donā€™t regret any of it. I probably shouldā€¦but I donā€™t. > > My own kids better not try that crap though!! \*\* Well, to be technically correct, I did have a cigarret once, when I was extreamly young (weā€™re talking like 4 or 5 years old here). My motherā€™s then boyfriend was smoking and blowing smoke rings. I thought that was cool and asked here how he did it. She gave me a cigarret and said I could try. When I put it do my mouth, she told me to inhale deeply. Of course I was chokeing and gasping for breath. Years later when I asked her about it, she said she did it to keep me from smoking (Gee, that was nice of her, wasnā€™t it). That experiance isnā€™t my reason for not smoking though. I just donā€™t want black lungs. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-his-20s-who/29258/58 "2000-08-15T06:05:32Z")
Oops, ā€œand asked here how he did itā€ should read ā€œand asked her how he did itā€ ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-his-20s-who/29258/59 "2000-08-15T13:25:51Z")
1. Never smoked. Ever. Never will, either. 2. Illegal drugs: well, there have been a couple of contact highs at concerts, and I actually took a toke once, when I was 26-ish, but it did nothing for me. And then there were those Whippits at Daytona Beach one Spring Break, but thatā€™s it. Never done cocaine, crack, ludes, etc. 3. Drinking: Iā€™ve been stumbling drunk only twice, and both times were in college. Try as I might, I just canā€™t get drunk; I donā€™t like the taste of the stuff enough to stick with it long enough to get drunk. Usually I just get sleepy and have to pee real bad. I do have a wine cooler from time to time, though. 4. Sex: Interesting story - I did it every which three different partners from senior year of high school until junior year of college. Then there was about a 4-year stretch of self-imposed (well, God-imposed) abstinence until I met Mrs. Rastahomie. But, this is the funny part: Mrs. Rastahomie and I didnā€™t do it until we got married-- and we even lived together for a few months :eek:! Howā€™s that for weird? ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-his-20s-who/29258/60 "2000-08-15T13:32:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by rastahomie \* > \*\* > > 1. Sex: Interesting story - I did it every which three different partners from senior year of high school until junior year of college. \*\* That should say: ā€œI did it every which WAY WITH three different partnersā€¦ā€ :rolleyes:. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-his-20s-who/29258.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-his-20s-who/29258.md?page=4)