How old were you when you...

In My Humble Opinion
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  1. Lost your virginity? (19)
  2. Moved out of your parents’ house (excluding living in a college dorm)? (22 but I moved back in when I went to grad school; moved out for good at 26)
  3. Had your first taste of alcohol? (17)
  4. Saw pornography for the first time? (20)
  5. Smoked your first cigarette? (16)
  6. Used a recreational drug for the first time? (19)
  7. Had someone close to you in your age range (say within 2 years either older/younger) die? (27)
  8. Got your drivers’ license? (16)
  9. Unintentionally lost a job (got fired / laid off, but not quit)? (27)
  10. If you’re gay, came out to your parents? (N/A) If you’re straight, admitted to your parents that you’ve had sex? (Err, haven’t yet and I’m 39! I assume they know, but we don’t talk about that.)
  11. Saw an r-rated movie in a theater? (18)
  12. Bought a car? (16–it was my $500 Chevette!)
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  1. Lost your virginity? 18
  2. Moved out of your parents’ house (excluding living in a college dorm)? 21
  3. Had your first taste of alcohol? 15 i guess
  4. Saw pornography for the first time? I thought it was porn at 16. I saw real porn at 19.
  5. Smoked your first cigarette? have yet to do so
  6. Used a recreational drug for the first time? ditto to #5
  7. Had someone close to you in your age range (say within 2 years either older/younger) die? 16
  8. Got your drivers’ license? 17
  9. Unintentionally lost a job (got fired / laid off, but not quit)? never
  10. (If you’re straight) admitted to your parents that you’ve had sex? Mom knew when I was 17 (yup, she knew I was going to before I actually did). . .Dad, well, I’m getting married in June at age 22 . . .
  11. Saw an r-rated movie in a theater? 12
  12. Bought a car? Not yet
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  1. Lost your virginity? (13)
  2. Moved out of your parents’ house (I didn’t. Mom moved out soon after I got married and gave us the house)
  3. Had your first taste of alcohol? (12)
  4. Saw pornography for the first time? (13)
  5. Smoked your first cigarette? (13)
  6. Used a recreational drug for the first time? (13)
  7. Had someone close to you in your age range (say within 2 years either older/younger) die? (16)
  8. Got your drivers’ license? (21)
  9. Unintentionally lost a job (got fired / laid off, but not quit)? (17)
  10. (If you’re straight) admitted to your parents that you’ve had sex? (15)
  11. Saw an r-rated movie in a theater? (14)
  12. Bought a car? (22)
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How old were you when you…

  1. Lost your virginity? (17)
  2. Moved out of your parents’ house (excluding living in a college dorm)? (Hopefully Later this summer, so 20)
  3. Had your first taste of alcohol? (I had a glass of wine when I was 9. First “real” drink was 19)
  4. Saw pornography for the first time? (14)
  5. Smoked your first cigarette? (16)
  6. Used a recreational drug for the first time? (Never have.)
  7. Had someone close to you in your age range (say within 2 years either older/younger) die? (Well, I’ve never had anyone “close” to me die yer, but I’ve had a few classmates die, so 17.)
  8. Got your drivers’ license? (17)
  9. Unintentionally lost a job (got fired / laid off, but not quit)? (20)
  10. (If you’re gay) came out to your parents? (I’m bisexual, 20) (If you’re straight) admitted to your parents that you’ve had sex?(17)
  11. Saw an r-rated movie in a theater? (6)
  12. Bought a car? (17)
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Female, 40

  1. Virginity: 13 (ugh.)
  2. Moved out: 18
  3. Alcohol: 7? (adult let me “try” it)
  4. Porn: (magazines, really raunchy ones, too) 9
  5. Cigarette: 14
  6. Drug: 12
  7. Death: 15 (classmate murdered)
  8. Driver’s License: 16
  9. Lost job: 21
  10. Gay, came out 25, mom only (dad died). I think she walked in on me before that, though. She knew I was having sex at 13.
  11. R-rated movie: 9 (Reincarnation of Peter Proud, lol)
  12. Bought a car (myself): 24

Holy hell, it’s a miracle I survived!

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  1. Lost your virginity? Hasn’t happened yet (I’m 19).
  2. Moved out of your parents’ house (excluding living in a college dorm)? 19
  3. Had your first taste of alcohol? 15-ish?
  4. Saw pornography for the first time? 10.
  5. Smoked your first cigarette? 15
  6. Used a recreational drug for the first time? 16
  7. Had someone close to you in your age range (say within 2 years either older/younger) die? 13
  8. Got your drivers’ license? 17
  9. Unintentionally lost a job (got fired / laid off, but not quit)? Got laid off when I was 18.
  10. (If you’re gay) came out to your parents? (If you’re straight) admitted to your parents that you’ve had sex? I’m bi and neither has happened yet.
  11. Saw an r-rated movie in a theater? 14-ish.
  12. Bought a car? Hasn’t happened yet, don’t intend to.
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  1. Lost my virginity? - 24
  2. Moved out of my parents’ house (excluding living in a college dorm)? - 27… actually in less than two weeks time. :cool:
  3. Had my first taste of alcohol? 5 or so. :cool:
  4. Saw pornography for the first time? 16ish
  5. Smoked my first cigarette? 19
  6. Used a recreational drug for the first time? Somewhat redundant given questions 3 and 5 but I know what you mean! 18.
  7. Had someone close to me in my age range die? Never, yet.
  8. Got my drivers’ license? 18
  9. Unintentionally lost a job ? Never, yet.
  10. Admitted to my parents that I had sex? Eww. Don’t think I did, it just became implicitly obvious when I got my gf at 24.
  11. Saw an 18-rated movie in a theater? 15
  12. Bought a car? Not yet.
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  1. Lost your virginity? (16)
  2. Moved out of your parents’ house (excluding living in a college dorm)? (18) Sorry, living in a dorm counts. I didn’t live in my parents’ house ever again after I went to college.
  3. Had your first taste of alcohol? (My parents let me have a sip of their beers when I was young, laughing at me making the “yuck” face)
  4. Saw pornography for the first time? (12ish)
  5. Smoked your first cigarette? (Never)
  6. Used a recreational drug for the first time? (14)
  7. Had someone close to you in your age range (say within 2 years either older/younger) die? (17) Friend died in a car wreck.
  8. Got your drivers’ license? (16)
  9. Unintentionally lost a job (got fired / laid off, but not quit)? (19)
  10. (If you’re straight) admitted to your parents that you’ve had sex? (I never said anything, but I’m sure they were aware.)
  11. Saw an r-rated movie in a theater? (10) With my mom.
  12. Bought a car? (23) Right after I got my first job after college.
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[QUOTE=The New and Improved Superman]

  1. Lost your virginity? Never.
  2. Moved out of your parents’ house (excluding living in a college dorm)? Never – I inherited the house when my mom died in 2000.
  3. Had your first taste of alcohol? Never.
  4. Saw pornography for the first time? 12
  5. Smoked your first cigarette? I took 2 or 3 puffs of one when I was 7 or 8.
  6. Used a recreational drug for the first time? Never.
  7. Had someone close to you in your age range (say within 2 years either older/younger) die? 12 – lost a cousin to cancer and a friend to auto accident.
  8. Got your drivers’ license? (16)
  9. Unintentionally lost a job (got fired / laid off, but not quit)? 21
  10. (If you’re gay) came out to your parents? (23) (If you’re straight) admitted to your parents that you’ve had sex?
  11. Saw an r-rated movie in a theater? 20
  12. Bought a car? Never – inherited a van from my mom, 2000.
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  1. Lost your virginity? (me - 16)
  2. Moved out of your parents’ house (excluding living in a college dorm)? (15)
  3. Had your first taste of alcohol? (12)
  4. Saw pornography for the first time? (22)
  5. Smoked your first cigarette? (13)
  6. Used a recreational drug for the first time? (15)
  7. Had someone close to you in your age range (say within 2 years either older/younger) die? (thankfully, never)
  8. Got your drivers’ license? (16)
  9. Unintentionally lost a job (got fired / laid off, but not quit)? (18)
  10. (If you’re gay) came out to your parents? (If you’re straight) admitted to your parents that you’ve had sex? (20)
  11. Saw an r-rated movie in a theater? (13)
  12. Bought a car? (17)
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  1. Lost your virginity? 17
  2. Moved out of your parents’ house (excluding living in a college dorm) 20
  3. Had your first taste of alcohol? 10
  4. Saw pornography for the first time? Just guessing… I stumbled upong my dad’s Playboys pretty young…let’s say 8.
  5. Smoked your first cigarette? Haven’t.
  6. Used a recreational drug for the first time? Haven’t.
  7. Had someone close to you in your age range (say within 2 years either older/younger) die? Luckily, never. All my military friends have gotten out of Iraq unscathed. When I was a freshman, there was a senior I looked up to. Found out a few years later that he essentially fried his brain and commited suicide.
  8. Got your drivers’ license? 16
  9. Unintentionally lost a job (got fired / laid off, but not quit)? 24 (laid off)
  10. (If you’re straight) admitted to your parents that you’ve had sex? 21 in a car with my dad… he asked if my girlfriend and I were using protection…
  11. Saw an r-rated movie in a theater? 10? 11? Possibly younger…Although I couldn’t handle horror movies that well, violence and swearing and sex didn’t phase me so my parents would take me with them to R rated films. Saw Goodfellas in the theaters, I think that’s the first one I remember.
  12. Bought a car? Still haven’t. I keep getting handmedowns from family.
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  1. Lost your virginity? 14
  2. Moved out of your parents’ house (excluding living in a college dorm)? 19
  3. Had your first taste of alcohol? 8
  4. Saw pornography for the first time? 10
  5. Smoked your first cigarette? 9
  6. Used a recreational drug for the first time? 13
  7. Had someone close to you in your age range (say within 2 years either older/younger) die? 14
  8. Got your drivers’ license? 16
  9. Unintentionally lost a job (got fired / laid off, but not quit)? 21
  10. (If you’re gay) came out to your parents? (If you’re straight) admitted to your parents that you’ve had sex? 21, my wife was pregnant
  11. Saw an r-rated movie in a theater? whenever the rating system started
  12. Bought a car? 23
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  1. Lost your virginity? 13
  2. Moved out of your parents’ house (excluding living in a college dorm)? 18
  3. Had your first taste of alcohol? 7 or 8
  4. Saw pornography for the first time? 9
  5. Smoked your first cigarette? 13
  6. Used a recreational drug for the first time? 13
  7. Had someone close to you in your age range (say within 2 years either older/younger) die? 16
  8. Got your drivers’ license? 16
  9. Unintentionally lost a job (got fired / laid off, but not quit)? n/a
  10. (If you’re gay) came out to your parents? (If you’re straight) admitted to your parents that you’ve had sex? 16
  11. Saw an r-rated movie in a theater? 7 or 8 I guess
  12. Bought a car? 19
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  1. Lost your virginity? (17)
  2. Moved out of your parents’ house (excluding living in a college dorm)? (19)
  3. Had your first taste of alcohol? (7ish)
  4. Saw pornography for the first time? (7)
  5. Smoked your first cigarette? (15)
  6. Used a recreational drug for the first time? (17)
  7. Had someone close to you in your age range (say within 2 years either older/younger) die? (22)
  8. Got your drivers’ license? (17)
  9. Unintentionally lost a job (got fired / laid off, but not quit)? (14)
  10. (If you’re gay) came out to your parents? (If you’re straight) admitted to your parents that you’ve had sex? (–)
  11. Saw an r-rated movie in a theater? (14)
  12. Bought a car? (19)
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  1. Lost your virginity? (15)
  2. Moved out of your parents’ house (excluding living in a college dorm)? (19)
  3. Had your first taste of alcohol? (15, yes there is a correlation with number 1.)
  4. Saw pornography for the first time? (10, older brother’s Playboy. 15 for gay porn. See #s 1 and 3. It was a wild night.)
  5. Smoked your first cigarette? (16)
  6. Used a recreational drug for the first time? (15, reference #s 1, 3 and 4. It was an extremely wild night!)
  7. Had someone close to you in your age range (say within 2 years either older/younger) die? (8, my next door neighbor and then best friend)
  8. Got your drivers’ license? (16)
  9. Unintentionally lost a job (got fired / laid off, but not quit)? (Never)
  10. (If you’re gay) came out to your parents? (Not so much out right telling them, they just sorta figured it out. Probably sometime in my late 20’s maybe.) (If you’re straight) admitted to your parents that you’ve had sex? (NA)
  11. Saw an r-rated movie in a theater? (14)
  12. Bought a car? (16. Dad co-signed but I had to make the payments.)
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  1. Lost your virginity? (19)
  2. Moved out of your parents’ house (excluding living in a college dorm)? (25)
  3. Had your first taste of alcohol? (7)
  4. Saw pornography for the first time? (10)
  5. Smoked your first cigarette? (5)
  6. Used a recreational drug for the first time? (14)
  7. Had someone close to you in your age range (say within 2 years either older/younger) die? (10)
  8. Got your drivers’ license? (17)
  9. Unintentionally lost a job (got fired / laid off, but not quit)? (16)
  10. (If you’re gay) came out to your parents?
    (If you’re straight) admitted to your parents that you’ve had sex? (never felt the need)
  11. Saw an R-rated movie in a theater? (15)
  12. Bought a car? (24)
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1. Lost your virginity?

19 and 11 months.

2. Moved out of your parents’ house (excluding living in a college dorm)?

  1. Question one and two are kinda related. :rueful smile:

**3. Had your first taste of alcohol? **

14-15.

4. Saw pornography for the first time?

**5. Smoked your first cigarette? **

Never have.

**6. Used a recreational drug for the first time? **

Never have.

**7. Had someone close to you in your age range (say within 2 years either older/younger) die? **

**
8. Got your drivers’ license? **

**9. Unintentionally lost a job (got fired / laid off, but not quit)? **

10. (If you’re straight) admitted to your parents that you’ve had sex?

I never did outright, but they found out all on their own when I was 20 or so.

**11. Saw an r-rated movie in a theater? **

  1. It was The Crying Game, as I recall.

**12. Bought a car? **
25.

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  1. Lost your virginity? 21
  2. Moved out of your parents’ house (excluding living in a college dorm)? 18-went to college and then lived in other situations over the summer; 20-graduated college
  3. Had your first taste of alcohol? 14
  4. Saw pornography for the first time? print 18, video ~30
  5. Smoked your first cigarette? never
  6. Used a recreational drug for the first time? other than alcohol, never
  7. Had someone close to you in your age range (say within 2 years either older/younger) die? 16, my cousin was 20; 18, my best childhood friend was 19; my 20th birthday my friend was 22
  8. Got your driver’s license? 29
  9. Unintentionally lost a job (got fired / laid off, but not quit)? never
  10. (If you’re gay) came out to your parents? (If you’re straight) admitted to your parents that you’ve had sex? neither
  11. Saw an r-rated movie in a theater? 12 (The Shining)
  12. Bought a car? 29
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You’re thinking of the virgin birth. The Immaculate Conception was when Mary was conceived without original sin through conventional means by her parents Anne and Joachim.

/pet peeve

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  1. Lost your virginity? 21
  2. Moved out of your parents’ house (excluding living in a college dorm)? At 26 Mom and I moved out of the house I had lived in for 23 years and into a place I bought.
  3. Had your first taste of alcohol? 10
  4. Saw pornography for the first time? Probably around 13
  5. Smoked your first cigarette? never
  6. Used a recreational drug for the first time? never
  7. Had someone close to you in your age range (say within 2 years either older/younger) die? 17
  8. Got your driver’s license? Learners-15, Full license-16
  9. Unintentionally lost a job (got fired / laid off, but not quit)? never
  10. (If you’re gay) came out to your parents? (If you’re straight) admitted to your parents that you’ve had sex? 21- had a pregnancy scare with The First Time
  11. Saw an r-rated movie in a theater? 17- I played by the rules
  12. Bought a car? used-20, new-22