So today my bf and I reached our 8 months together and I’m really happy ❤️. We’ve been in a LDR for already 3 months (I flew back home and saw him for a day in October tho) and I won’t see him again until December. We go to different colleges on opposite coasts.

Anyways for those three months, I’ve realized how much I craved him (if that makes sense lol) and I really wanted him. He feels the same and we’ve basically told ourselves “December” each time we want each other 🤞🏼. We’ve talked about sex and we’re both virgins. We both want to have an enjoyable moment together but I’m so scared and I’ve told him too. There’s so many what if’s and things that can go wrong.

My mom had me really young because she didn’t really understand birth control and rn she’s a very religious Christian and tells me every time to wait for marriage. I’ve been trying to reason this out for myself and I know where she went wrong because she didn’t know about protection but she blames it on not waiting for marriage. And she’s using the same excuse for me. In a way it worked cuz I’m deathly terrified of getting pregnant at 18 and have some religious stuff I kinda hold on to also.

I’ve told my bf that maybe we’d wait for marriage or maybe in a bit more time when we’re closer together distance wise. He’s so understandable and is willing to wait. I just love him so much. He already gave me a small ring. His version of a promise ring, not the most expensive thing in the world but it’s so cute and I just love it. At 18, Ik we’re still young but I knew from the start that he was the one. We might wait. We might not and December might happen.

I just wanted to hear from a couple of ladies about how you got to your decision to lose your virginity. Or if you waited for marriage, would you do the same again?

This is him. He’s just absolutely amazing and so kind to me. He’s Indian and I’m half Guatemalan lol so our cultures are different in some ways but also very alike. Whatever happens in the future, if we’re married, we’re having some very diverse trilingual speaking kids 😂❤️