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Researchers at the Universities of Tennessee and Mississippi asked hundreds of undergrads questions about when and how they lost their “innocence” and the results proved that it actually does matter when and how you lose your virginity. According to Jezebel, The students also kept sex diaries describing all of their sexual interactions and rated their current sex lives in terms of “control, satisfaction, and general well-being.”

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Thank goodness they put out a press release to help us with interesting tidbits like this one, “those who were most emotionally and physically satisfied the first time found their sex lives the most fulfilling” and then there’s this, “those who reported higher levels of anxiety and negativity with the first time reported lower overall sexual functioning.”

Well, damn. It seems like if your virginity wasn’t lost amongst candlelight, soft music, silky sheets and the love of your life, then your sex life now sucks. What do you think about this study?

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