How to have sex and how to make it good, especially for the first time. It should feel nice, not painful or uncomfortable. Sadly, a lot of what we are taught about sex is not true. For example that first time sex always hurts, not true. First time sex should feel really good especially if you know the kind of sex you both want to have, if you feel comfortable together and you can communicate. Remember that the only reason good reason to have sex is that you actually want to do it.

Because we place so much cultural value on sex—and because many of us receive terrible, inaccurate information about it thanks, abstinence-only education! We're here to help. For starters, when many straight people think about losing their virginity, they tend to think of penis-in-vagina sex. For guides on other sexy acts, like scissoring , check out my How to Sex columns, but many of the pointers here apply to doing any kind of sex act for the first time as well. You are connecting and sharing something with another person, so really we should say we are gaining. This sounds obvious, but make sure that you and your partner both want to do this. Listen to your body and instincts above all else—before, during, and after.

By Sabine Walter, Pierre A. But sex is about more than that simple act. As such, you may be curious, or you may want to know how to describe sex to a teenager. The information below explains what — exactly — happens during intercourse.

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