NSFW - Serious sex discussion

"How do you come across the idea of sex and when?"

That's incredibly difficult to say. I remember my first idle worship of a classmate, a celebrity, et cetera. However, I don't remember the gradual process of sexual attraction.

"If you could talk to your parents about sex in general, would you?"

I suppose so, but that's misleading, in my case. I feel that I'm incredibly trustworthy in this case, and that (as I'll mention later) it's largely irrelevant to them, seeing as how I'm a theologically conservative Christian.

"If you HAD talked to your parents about sex before, is it helpful?"

Of course. They handled everything quite well, which surprised me at the time. I sensed some awkwardness on their part, but they were prepared with facts and some general parental whitewashing over any overly explicit sections.

As for advice on ongoing relationships, see "premarital sex, Christianity and prohibition of."

Unfortunately, I haven't any interesting experiences that involve myself to relate here. I went to a Lutheran grade school (through 8th grade) and have only been, embarrassingly, present during sexual escapades, not involved.

"Do you take your friends' experiences at sex with a grain of salt?"

As a male, I feel like it's almost a necessity to do so. ("No, dude, seriously. I crashed the bed through the floor below. Totally serious here.") I only have a couple of close female friends who talk frankly about sex, whether it's casually or simply explanatory. They have no reason to exaggerate with me, so I take them seriously.

"Is your religion a HUGE reason why sex part of the discussion between you and your bf/gf is so prohibited? Or is it the opposite? xD I kept imagining that prudes are outrageous nymphos after they discover pleasure after their sexual awakening..."

The current situation is a long-distance one for me, so I actually think that my religion-based continued chastity (and hers, though hers is out of waiting for someone "special," not for marriage specifically) is helpful in my case. If the relationship entered that realm of physicality, I can only imagine that seeing each other 2 weeks for every 10 apart would greatly disturb things.

...On a side note, have any people who remained virgins of their own volition had it trouble or ruin their relationships? I'm not conceited (DISCLAIMER: No, SERIOUSLY), but most women seem to find me handsome, so (to avoid any explicit stories) I'm a virgin out of actual choice. Unfortunately, with some people, this has been an immediate or eventual dealbreaker, which is rather frustrating.

How ya doing, buddy?