My first serious boyfriend would often tell me that he had had sex with other partners before we started dating. I was 15-16 and a virgin. I felt really pressured by him. One day I gave in, but I wasn’t ready and I soon pushed him off and started crying. I went for a walk and returned to find he had stolen a bottle of vodka and downed it. He spent the afternoon in a pile of tears, snot and vomit on his knees gripping my legs. He confessed that he had been a virgin all along. I felt so manipulated. I wish I had been wiser and left him. The relationship lasted a few years and got worse. I was lucky my mom put me on the pill, he refused to wear a condom. He got another girl pregnant.
