Thanks for all the support. If it means anything there was no kind of soreness the next day or anything, the act itself just burned a lot. Not sure how common that is

I didn't ask to stop because I figured the pain would subside but it never did. In fact it just got worse. And we did some foreplay (touching, fingering) that didn't reduce the discomfort in any way. I guess it's just hard to get aroused when you're not really experienced with sex.

Honestly I'm not thrilled about the idea of doing it with him again because it was so uncomfortable. Like, the whole time I just wanted it to stop. But I'll keep your advice in mind for the future.

And I guess I liked the idea of it theory, but in practice it was hard to get aroused.

Ouch, that sounds like a really unpleasant experience. It's not so much about figuring out how many times you'll need to have sex before it stops hurting, but rather what was causing the pain in the first place. After all, if that cause isn't identified, insertive sex may continue to hurt no matter...

Hi, I'm a female in my 20s and recently had PIV sex for the first time and there was a lot of burning pain. I have been penetrated with other things before (fingers, dildo, pelvic exam) and I have never bled so I don't think it's a hymen issue. I figured that since I've had some experience with pene...