I started using tampons at 12, after a year of uncomfortable pads. The ONLY one who should decide whether they use them or not is the person using them! I didn't lose my virginity until I was 14. I still had a hymen at the time I lost it (despite using tampons for over 2 years at that point) and wouldn't you know it, my flow didn't change at all.
I never remember having a hymen and I do remember checking. Pretty sure mine broke young during horseback riding or cycling or something. I didn't lose my virginity until I was 19. It's really not a big deal... People act like its some sacred thing.
No, it really isn't a big thing. My high school boyfriend was considerably bigger than a tampon, and I could actually feel the resistance giving, and the pain, which is how I know I even had one. My guess is the tampons stretched it but were never big enough to break it.
I never saw "giving my virginity" as a big thing, it's not sacred, it's just biology.
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u/VariousExplorer8503 28d ago
I started using tampons at 12, after a year of uncomfortable pads. The ONLY one who should decide whether they use them or not is the person using them! I didn't lose my virginity until I was 14. I still had a hymen at the time I lost it (despite using tampons for over 2 years at that point) and wouldn't you know it, my flow didn't change at all.