first time

*Trigger warning: this may remind you of your cringy middle school days. Although this is a safe space, everybody can admit to an awkward story or two from their cringy tween years. Such stories only add to your character development, right? Asking for a friend. 

Reddit users shared their most awkward first kiss stories and they are sure to bring you back to the good old days. If you can top any of these I would love to hear it. Personally, my first kiss took place in a Hollister surrounded by uncomfortable high school sales associates and the store's signature overwhelming scent — did I forget to mention we counted down from three? Yes, it was extremely romantic.

Losing your virginity is a big deal. Everyone imagines their first time having sex being a magical experience with someone they love. Unfortunately, Hollywood has painted an unrealistic picture of what it looks like to lose your virginity. For most people, their reality is quite different and consists of awkwardly fumbling for a condom, struggling to put it on, and when they finally manage, the whole thing is over within a matter of minutes (if that). People on Reddit revealed all the dirty, awkward, and surprising things that they discovered after the first time they had sex. These sound like more realistic versions of what losing your virginity is like—speaking for a friend, of course.

If your school was anything like mine, you probably didn't get much sex-ed in school. I vaguely remember mine consisting of our biology teacher standing awkwardly at the front of the classroom, pointing to diagrams of the male and female anatomy, clearly wishing the floor would swallow her up. The rest was down to our self- discovery and whatever rumors we heard that week. Some real education about healthy sexual relationships would have been useful because, as a teenager and young adult, you are vulnerable to pressures and expectations. A funny AskReddit thread asking people for the WORST advice you can give a virgin for their first time highlights how damaging the porn industry is on healthy sexual expectations. And, in turn, the amount of misinformation and dangerous messages young people are receiving about sex.

Experiencing something for the first time is a one-time moment that you can never get back, however hard you try. Whether it's a rush of adrenaline or an overwhelming feeling of love, first-time encounters are priceless. But when you capture those moments on camera, they are even more special and that's exactly what the pictures below show. Enjoy scrolling through these adorable memories that people created.  

And it's hilarious