“I’ve never kissed anyone,” I announced. When I said it, I didn’t think I was saying anything particularly odd. Like, this wasn’t a teen movie. Virgin-shaming wasn’t really a thing. Everyone knew that people did these things when they were ready, right? But then the reactions began. There were audible gasps. A pitying “aww.” Some of the guys started laughing and one of them coughed the word virgin.
