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The average age of first sexual intercourse in the UK is 16. How do they get sex?

Former Member Posts: 1,875,648 The Mix Honorary Guru

May 2015 in Sex & Relationships

As stated in this BBC article: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1phBvGyDZOgTskt2HjJk7z3/virginity - the average age for first sexual intercourse in the UK is 16 (not 18 as someone on here repeatedly claimed). How does a 16 year old boy get laid? Does he ask his girl classmate for a shag after school? When I was 16, most of the girls at school either had sex with older lads or didn't have sex at all. If you were an average boy, you didn't even get a kiss. I'm puzzled how the average 16 year old boy gains vaginal access.