Female, 21. When boys started questioning me on whether or not I was still a virgin at age 16 (it happened A LOT), I began to believe that I was some sort of late bloomer who had fallen behind the curve. I started to lie about it when people asked me because of the incredulous/doubtful reactions I would receive upon admitting that I had never had sex before. My prolonged inexperience caused me a lot of anxiety because I was worried that I would be "found out" and didn't want to embarrass myself. I finally consented with a friend of a friend because I wanted to get it over with so I would stop experiencing so much anxiety about it, and he was pushing for sex. After the first time we became FWB, and now we're in a serious relationship.
There are two things that I am thankful for in waiting so long; (1) I was more comfortable with my body than ever, knew what to expect to some extent, and had educated myself enough through SLR, magazine articles, other online sex forums, etc. (2) None of my exes/past FWBs measure up to my current boyfriend, he's great and I have no regrets.