TEEN QUESTION/PROBLEM:
I'm so... confused. There's this guy. He's 16, I'm 15.. We're both incoming Juniors. He's a virgin, and so am I. We're both Christian, but we've been dating for 2 years. I'm almost positive that I'm going to marry this guy. We've talked about sex in the past, but we've never planned to have sex. Until last night. Last night, C____(My boyfriend...) called me. We were talking for awhile, until everyone at my house was asleep. Then we moved our conversation to Facebook. At first, he was like, "I'm not sure if I want to wait until marriage. I swear, it's like I can't live unless I have sex..." And of course, at this point, it's 12:45, and I'm, well... talking to my boyfriend. I honestly have been thinking about sex alot lately, but C____ and I got purity keys together. Right now, I'm in a very committed relationship. I've known this guy since Kindergarten, and I hate to say it, but I want to have sex. I can't get our conversation out of my mind, and I just need help. So: Should I have sex? Is it really that horrible to lose my virginity right now? Have you had sex? What's it like?

TEEN LINE WROTE:
Hey, Thanks for contacting TEEN LINE. You seem to be feeling really trapped right now, in between two important decisions. One being that you want to have sex since you feel really committed to this relationship and you see yourself being with your boyfriend in the future. And the other being that you are Christian, and that you want to wait until marriage. That must be really confusing. Do you have a friend you can talk to about this? It might be a good idea to wait a while and give it some more thought before you go through with it. It is really important that YOU feel comfortable with it, not just your boyfriend. If you want to talk more about this, you can always feel free to call TEEN LINE at 800 852 8336 between 6-10pm pst.

a TEEN LINE teen