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Ann answers How did you know you were ready to lose your virginity?

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It kind of made me feel like I'd grown up, even though I was only 15.”

Ann, 53

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Sex facts

  • Between 20 and 23% of British people have sex before the legal age of consent.
  • The average age when people in the UK lose their virginity is 16.
  • In England, Wales and Scotland, the legal age of consent for any kind of sexual intercourse activity is 16 for both men and women, whether the sex is of a hetero or homosexual nature.

Other people answering How did you know you were ready to lose your virginity?

  • Video by Danny

    “I wasn’t quite ready for it to happen then, and you know, I regretted the way it did happen.”

    Danny, 24

  • Video by Marie

    “I don’t have any angst about… "I should have saved myself for the first man or first wedding night" or whatever.”

    Marie, 39

  • Video by Graham

    “These days it’s old to lose your virginity at 20, but when I was younger it just seemed right to do.”

    Graham, 42

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