If it's normal for teenagers to have sex does that mean it's not normal for them to remain virgins?

With all the teenage pregnancies going on a lot of people say ';Oh it's only normal for teens to have sex'; so does that mean that if they are virgins they are not normal?If it's normal for teenagers to have sex does that mean it's not normal for them to remain virgins?
Who says it is normal? Just because character and the inability to control immediate gratification does not mean normal. It means immature and not being taught that having sex too early can lead to many unplanned pregnancies..more expense for everyone who has to raise them (meaning welfare)..teen age fathers not learning responsiblity to pay for their child..it means more STDS and that can lead to death.





What is normal about that? Only a child can ask this question...one without the ability to think for themselves and looking for an excuse to have sex and make sense of it.





With sex comes responsibility. Not for just you but the other person...caring about them and their feelings....and their emotions. Sex is emotional...and many people get hurt by thinking sex is love. IT IS NOT! Responsibility for having sex is not just using birth control or having condoms.....it is a personal thing...an inner growth of who you are and who you are with. It is NOT RECREATIONAL....





It is normal when you are adults....and understand life experience and consequences....not when you are a teen and use it to satisfy your hormones.





If children were taught to pay attention to honoring those they are with and respecting them...and stick to studying we wouldn't be so dumbed down in America /or have so many unplanned pregnancies with single mom's. The boys get off of the responsibility of a newborn....so they don't care.If it's normal for teenagers to have sex does that mean it's not normal for them to remain virgins?
no silly! people who say that are thinking along the lines that it is natural for an adolescent to want to explore his or her sexuality,it's an animal thing. but then of course they do something irresponsible and get pregnant. if being a virgin is not normal then people would not chose to be virgins and virginity would not be a prized attribute in a person in many societies. A person choses to be a virgin for various reasons just as a person choses (and hopefully it's their choice) when not to be
I was talking to my boyfriend on the phone and was reading him one of these questions on here and it was like





';I think im pregnant blah blah blah i mean its normal to have sex, i just didn't think that i would be the one to get pregnant';





So i tell my boyfriend that we must be freaks and we went on this convo saying haha we love being freaks.





I don't feel left out for not having sex. I feel like i will get more out of life by waiting.





So i say virgins are normal :)
absolutely not.


not normal at all you see..


people such as teenager love sexual activities as they are tend to go something out of ordinary like having sex...


and parents; who are supposed to prevent this issue are likely to blessed their children with doing that.. which are so wrong.


the virgins are strong and holy; although their attitude didn't shows any of it...


at least they could hold their lust..
for this particular question, you should replace the word ';normal'; with ';typical';.





if you were to do so, then yes - it is typical for people to begin sexual contact in their teens (by majority) and therefore, ';atypical'; (the minority of individuals) to begin sexual contact at age 20 or above.





however, both are considered ';normal'; behavior in western culture (on the whole, allowing for certain dissent amongst sub-sets of population) assuming that there are no issues having to do with legal consent, etc.
The statistics are that it's normal at age 18 to have your first full sexual experience, before then and after then it's abnormal. So, technically it's a teenager but in working practice it's an adult.
no, it means they have good morales





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Sex is normal and natural, but so is abstinence. I think it's normal for teens who choose to respect themselves and remain virgins 'till they're ready.
Everybody should do it when they are good and ready. For some people, that's 12, for other people, it's 20.
It's not normal but I guess if it is protected sex then it would be OKAY but not great
I've never heard anyone say that it's normal for teenagers to have sex.
someone is trying to spark controversy
Statistics are up to their asses in muck !
no its just some poeple have sex and some dont
It really depends.. maybe in the west it is normal but in most part of the east, virginity is still the pride of women.





In my country... it might not be a good thing to tell people that you have already lost yours. People will most likely look down on you.