expressing my love for sex ???

Hey guys :) I've been having trouble with a few things lately. Once I turned 16, I began feeling like I was ready to have sex and whatnot. I'm 17 now and have done a few sexual things now. However, I find it pretty hard to control myself. I love sex and I want to explore my body and my sexuality. As a girl, I find it fairly easy to find boys that are willing to have sex with me. However, it's become a problem because whenever a guy talks to me, I find it difficult and don't know exactly how to act and set boundaries when they bring up sexual things. I don't want boys going around school saying I'm a slut (even though I don't believe in slut shaming, I still don't want others speaking abt me negatively like that). I can't find a balance because when I say no to doing sexual stuff they think I'm a prude and when I say yes, they think I'm really freaky and I'm afraid they go around talking abt it to others. I want to find a boy that will take me seriously. I'm very sexually curious and I find myself to be sexually attracted to some boys I talk to but I don't want to just fuck random guys who don't care abt me. I'd like guys to take me seriously when talking to me and see me for me, not my body. Is this problem common? What should I do abt it?