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"   Call us crazy, but we&amp;#039;re pretty sure that most people don&amp;#039;t have mind-blowing, earth-shattering, life-changing sex the first time around. So, we were a bit concerned when we came across a study that claims how you lose your virginity predicts your future sexual satisfaction.  Luckily, losing it awkwardly to your high school boyfriend doesn&amp;#039;t mean you&amp;#039;re doomed to have super awkward sex for the rest of your life. According to research published in the Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, which studied 331 young men and women, people who were emotionally and physically satisfied the first time they had sex have more fulfilling sex lives than those who associate losing their virginity with anxiety and negativity.  It totally makes sense that a truly horrific first-time (i.e. rape or trauma), could have a serious effect on someone&amp;#039;s future sex life. But, putting extreme situations and this study aside, we wonder if all of this emphasis on the first time is a bit silly, given how many times we will all likely do the deed over the course of our lifetimes.  Plus, we wonder if the stress put on your first time\u2014and the fact that we talk about it as if we&amp;#039;re &amp;quot;losing&amp;quot; something\u2014just serves to make women more anxious about their sexual decisions and how they&amp;#039;ll be perceived because of them.  What do you guys think: Does the first time really matter? Share your take in the comments.  Want more from Natasha? Follow her on Twitter or find her on Facebook. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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