all my friends have sex experience, nakaka pressure
I’m 22F, in college, no bf rn, and not yet ready to be in a relationship again. I want to focus on establishing myself muna siguro. However, whenever I meet with my best friends, and lagi nila pinag-uusapan yung sex life nila, I don’t know but I somehow feel a pressure within me? Although I know to myself that I’m afraid of this curiosity and ayaw ko magkamali which is paulit-ulit ini-instill sakin ng parents ko (based on my counsins’ experience na mga maaga rin nabuntis). Maybe, yun din yung reason bakit natatakot pa ko mag-commit sa isang relationship kasi natatakot ako na hingin sakin ng guy yun and hindi ko pa mabigay while I’m still studying. Open naman ako sa sex pero ngayong nag-aaral pa ko hindi ko pa siguro kaya i-risk dahil di ko pa kaya harapin yung consequences and nag-guilty rin ako para rin sa parents ko na nagpapaaral sakin. For context, afford kasi ng friends ko anytime magpa ab*rt if ever mabuntis sila + naka dorm din sila as compared to me na nakatira sa bahay namin (parents). Idk if what I’m feeling is valid pero feeling ko napag iiwanan ako? masyado ko ba hinohold back yung sarili ko from experiencing things in my 20s?