No one’s hung up about it, it’s my choice.I think I’ll do it when it feels right. It’s stupid to make any plans about what you want and when you want to do it, because, from what I’ve heard, you’re either going to be disappointed or something will go wrong I’m just going to wait until I’m ready. One of my friends lost her virginity when she was 14 to a boy who already had a girlfriend. They’d only met the week before but she felt pressurised to do it because she really liked him and she wanted him to want her instead of his girlfriend.

She’s regretted it ever since – sex for her isn’t personal, it’s not a big deal any more.I hang around with a lot of boys as well as girls, and my best friend is a boy. He’s still a virgin, and he’s been going out with a girl for about six months. He’s got a similar attitude to me; he’s not really worried about it. But I think for most boys, losing their virginity is about just finding someone to do it with.I reckon knowing that there are people around me that I would talk to has a lot to do with me being able to keep a level head about it.

I’ve got an older sister who’s really understanding and I think my mum would probably know immediately if I’d had sex. If I did lose my virginity, I’d tell her about it – I’d feel funny if I didn’t.I’ve had a boyfriend for about a year He doesn’t pressurise me at to do anything. I can’t say when I think it’s going to happen, I just don’t know. I reckon it won’t be for a while, we’re just waiting for it to feel right and it hasn’tso far. We do talk about it, but it’s not a big issue now and I hope it won’t become one.

If it happens, it happens, if it doesn’t, it doesn’t.Mark Bradshaw, 17, studentSex isn’t that important to me. I’ve only slept with my girlfriend, whom I’ve been seeing for six months We first had sex after two and half months I guess I felt it was right. My parents are fine about it.We do it once a week, or once a fortnight, and I’m fine with that I don’t think I’d ever be unfaithful to her I’m not that sort of person.Some of my friends are virgins. I don’t know how often my friends have sex, we don’t talk about it, to be honest We’re quite grown-up I think sex is different for boys and girls. It seems to be cool for boys, and much more personal and emotional for girls. I think my sex life will change as I get older; it will probably be more regular, and I’ll be more adventurous.Della Williams, 17, studentI haven’t had sex yet. I want to wait until I find a guy who I’m really comfortable with.