At the end of my freshman year of high school, I became sexually active with my longtime girlfriend and my life would never be the same. Almost immediately after this, we began to fight and I grew apart from the one I loved the most, my mom. My girlfriend and I broke up soon after and I began to regret my actions. I am very religious and I felt like I let down God, my mom, and most importantly myself.
I believe I chose to be sexually active because I was being pushed pretty hard by my girlfriend and I just wanted to make her happy. However, I did not expect the consequences and effects it would have on my life. My grades began to slip, I played poorly on the basketball floor, and I was always in a depressed mood. Soon after my girlfriend and I broke up, our health class had the CPR program and I stayed afterward to talk with the CPR instructor. We discussed how I could talk with my mom and I ended up talking with her that very evening.
My future marriage will be affected. I really did want my first time to be with that special someone I would spend the rest of my life with, but choosing abstinence now is the first step to getting back on that track.