What’s the deal with sex?

Why does everything nowadays have to be about sex? It’s really getting on my nerves. Television shows and movies make sex seem like it’s not a big deal at all. They even make hook-ups and one night stands seem “cool” and easy. What happened to going around the bases and taking steps? Movies and T.V shows show two people that like each other build up to the point of kissing and then – BAM – sex.

You know, there is nothing wrong with taking your time. People nowadays are just going way too fast physically and emotionally. What’s the deal with pre-teens having sex? It’s gross. When I was thirteen and fourteen I had crushes and just began to have an interest in boys. But now…now young girls are dressing like they’re adults and are “hooking-up”.

Something else that really gets me going is the topic of virginity. The way society is now, if you’re eighteen and a virgin, that’s “weird”. I’m friends with a nineteen year old girl who is still a virgin and she’s ashamed of it. Every time she goes out to a party she tries to find someone to have sex with to “get it out of the way”. It really breaks my heart. Losing your virginity should be considered a mentally and physically a big step in your life. It’s something special. Wanting to “get it out of the way” is not the right way to go; you might regret it.

I get it – sex is great. It’s sensual, pleasurable and fun. What I don’t get is how people make it seem so easy and not a big deal. I’m not trying to say casual sex is “bad” but I just wish people would take it more seriously. Unplanned pregnancies and STDs would be prevented if people were more careful. Besides the physical consequences, emotional issues can arise from having sex too soon.

I’m not trying to get into the nitty-gritty of unsafe sex or sex in general, I’m basically just venting. I don’t like how society has become so infatuated with sex. It basically controls our lives. What’s wrong with some good-natured cuddling here and there?