This Is the Average Age Teens Are Losing Their Virginity By Yerin Kim First things first: there is no right or wrong age to lose your virginity. The only factors that matter when it comes to having sex for the first time is that both YOU and your partner are ready, and you're using protection. And while what you see on TV and in the movies might tell you otherwise, everyone's first time is SO different. You might see *fireworks*, feel totally uncomfortable and anxious, or be in absolute pain. Don't let anybody — your friends or characters on the big screen — dictate what's normal or not normal. It's ALL normal.