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Jessica Drake
"He got me with that line, 'Just let me put the head in,'" Jessica Drake 'fesses.

Celebrity Sex: How 10 Porn Stars Lost Their Virginity

From basement bedrooms to 18th birthdays, porn's biggest stars spill how they ditched their V card.

How did multiple-time AVN-award-winning performer, director, and sex-educator, Wicked contract star Jessica Drake get some for the very first time?

Mad Men's Michael Ginsberg (Ben Feldman)
Will 'Mad Men's' Ginsberg get lucky with the love interest introduced last episode?

Sex & TV: Male Virgins On 'Game Of Thrones', 'Mad Men' & More

'Mad Men's' Michael Ginsberg & 'Game of Thrones's' Jon Snow are still holding their V cards.

Recent debates about TV sexuality have addressed everything from the nudity gap between men and women to the difficulty of choreographing sex scenes that don't appear either miserable or risible. But missing from this discussion is the sudden appearance of a much more interesting and nuanced archetype: the adult male virgin.

virgin-shaming
Are you guilty of virgin-shaming?

Is Virgin-Shaming The New Sl*t-Shaming?

Women seem more ashamed of being virgins than they are of being promiscuous, but why should we care?

A recent survey reveals the new national trend of shaming women for their 'virgin' status. Women are continually torn between wanting independence and wanting a relationship, and therefore, they are labelled as either 'sl*ts' or 'virgins' — so what does this say about our culture?

Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian cashed in her V-card at 14.

15 Celebs Who Lost Their Virginity Before 15

Like Kim, Britney Spears lost her virginity at just 14. (And no, not to Justin Timberlake!)

When it comes to sex, some people get a much earlier start than others. In fact, these 15 celebs have confessed to getting it on before the age of 15—and many of their stories may shock you!

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Did you lose your virginity in your 20s? No need to be embarrassed.

Why It's OK To Lose Your Virginity In Your 20s

A new study shows that those who wait to be intimate are more sexually satisfied down the road.

If you're embarrassed because you're a decade or so away from becoming the female 40-year-old virgin, consider this. A new study from the University of Texas reveals that those who postponed sexual activity until age 19 or later are more satisfied in their relationships today. This explains a lot for the rest of us!

Lena Dunham
'Girls' creator and star Lena Dunham opened up about her first time.

Watch Lena Dunham's Video About Her First Time

Lena Dunham is not only the creator of 'Girls,' but also a personal video about her first time.

"Your first time shouldn't be with just anybody. You wanna do it with a great guy ... someone who really cares about and understands women." 'Girls' star Lena Dunham had a lot to share about her first time. Wait, her first time doing what?

Late Bloomers Make Better Lovers (And Partners)

Late Bloomers Make Better Lovers (And Partners)

I have always felt, intuitively that late bloomers tend to be better partners.

There are lists of questions I ask as a matchmaker. There are the boring questions such as “what do you do for a living” and “do you want children” to the deal breakers “do you smoke, drink, listen to country music” and then the fun questions. Fun questions are the topics you share with your girlfriends after two cosmos, though you’re sharing yours with a stranger in her matchmaking office all in the search for love. These are the stories that make YOU the perfect match – for someone!

cherry
How much would you pay to pop someone's cherry?

Online Virginity Auction Goes Strong For Two 20-Year-Olds

So far, the virginity bid is up to $160,000 for the 20-year-old female and $1,300 for the male.

Yes, this is a real thing: a website is auctioning of the virginities of a 20-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man and filming the experience for a documentary on sexual relations.

apple eating
Don't put down the apple quite yet, but sex is pretty healthy too.

Forget Apples: Premarital Sex Keeps The Doctor Away

More and more studies are finding that sex before marriage offers health benefits.

Rather than honestly talking to me about sex when I was younger, my mother just told me, "If you ever have sex before you're married, I'm going to send you to a convent." She would never tell me why, and always got mad when I asked her, "If premarital sex is so bad, why was I born five months after your wedding?" Whoops. Yeah, I was a brat.

Tim Tebow
What's Tim Tebow blushing about?

Virgin Watch: Tim Tebow Gets A Sexy Offer Even He Can't Refuse

New York's Museum of Sex makes a sexy offer to Jets quarterback Tim Tebow.

In recognition of his pledge of virginity until marriage, New York's Museum of Sex has offered famous fundamentalist football player Tim Tebow a chance to take a closer look at what sex is all about. Beyond making Jesus cry, I mean.

heart on a blackboard
Hitting the books ... or hitting the sheets?

4 Surprising Facts About Sex & College Women

HerCampus.com survey reveals the (not so) wild and crazy ways of college girls.

College movies always make college girls look so debauched. You know what I mean — casual sex, chicks kissing chicks, and, of course, that whole "Girls Gone Wild" thing. Typically we take these fictional portrayals of young adult women with grains of salt; sure, some may use college as a chance to explore, but not everyone thinks of college as one huge sex romp, right?