From the Forum: I've Been Having Sex with My Best Friend!
The question: A month back, my best friend and I started getting all touchy-feely, and recently we lost our virginity to each other. Since then we have had sex a couple of times and I feel guilty for doing it afterwards. He told me to let it be and that we would control it the next time. But it kept on happening. Just being with him makes me forget all the reasons not to continue what we have. Now we don't even talk about it afterwards. We both know we can't handle a relationship right now, so there is no use trying.
Sometimes I feel like a whore for doing this. I want to walk away from this arrangement we have. But I can't. Or maybe I want to turn what we have into something substantial. I really don't know. Please help me!
My answer: Who cares about how good you feel when you're with him? When you're not with him (which is, let's face it, a much bigger part of your life), you feel guilty, confused and plain old terrible. Being physically intimate with someone can feel good - really good - but if it makes you feel...
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From the Forum: I've Been Having Sex with My Best Friend! originally appeared on About.com Teen Advice on Saturday, August 28th, 2010 at 02:26:06.