We all remember how we lost our virginity and for some of us, those tales aren't as fond as you'd hoped them to be.
I won't delve into my first time because simply put, it wasn't great for either party... so the less said about it the better.
For some people however, it can be really special - which is the case for one terminally ill woman who had asked her close friend to take her virginity as a dying wish.
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Taking to Reddit, the 31-year-old man - who did not share his name - explained how he'd been friends with the woman for six years and that she had previously been diagnosed with cancer years ago but that it sadly 'came back aggressively'.
"She told us she doesn’t want to go through chemo again so she planned to enjoy the time she had left," the Redditor posted.
He went on to describe how his friend was a 'homebody' who kept just a small group of friends, and that one night while they were enjoying a social drink together she confessed to him that she was still a virgin.
She told him she didn't want to lose her virginity to 'any stranger', but that she wanted to have sex with someone she 'trusts' before her life came to an end.
"That person was me," the man wrote.
"She didn’t force me to do anything I didn’t want to, she asked but was willing to drop it and pretend it never happened if I decided no."
The man didn't say no, however, and they made it 'extra special' by booking a nice hotel room and covering it in candles.
Noting it was the first time he'd ever had sex with someone he loved, but wasn't 'in love' with, he described it as a 'very intense experience'.
"There was still lots of emotions," he said.
Following his friend's death, the man went on to explain that he'd been left wondering if he had taken advantage of her, and if he was 'wrong' for saying yes to her request even though 'she seemed so happy she got to lose her virginity to someone she trusts'.
After sharing his concerns, the man was flooded with reassuring comments from readers who dubbed his story as 'beautiful'.
"You did so right by her. I’m sorry for your loss, she seemed like an amazing woman," one person commented.
Another wrote: "You did 100% what was right. You made her dying wish come true, not because you were in love but because you loved her."
The Reddit user later updated his post to thank everyone who had shared their 'beautiful words and support'.
Topics: Cancer, Sex and Relationships, Health
Joe Yates