Sexual intercourse as a teenager?

Lyn
My question is: why do so many teenagers want to have sex at a young age? 
In my eyes, the negatives significantly outweigh the positives. I'm in high school, I'm even of legal age where I live. I just don't see how sex is so important to many teenagers and their relationship. 
I hope I don't sound like I'm slut shaming - that is not my intention. I want to understand the perspective of teenagers whose preferences are very different from mine. 

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