I'm a 17 year-old girl, going to turn 18 in 5 months. My boyfriend and I have been together for almost 5 months now. I really love this guy, so does he. We are having so much fun together in every way. I really want to have sex with him, and I'm feeling ready to lose my virginity. I have been thinking about this for almost about a year, even before we started dating. I had another boyfriend then, who I was in a long distance relationship with. I was feeling the same way then, that I was ready to share something special. Even though, I'm feeling ready to have sex, I am afraid of my parents. My mom and I had that talk so many times, that I shouldn't lose my virginity until I start college. Where I live is full of religious people who believe that a girl who lost her virginity is a whore. I know that this kind of thinking does not make sense at all, and all wrong and stuff. Yet, my parents are considering what these people's thoughts would be like if I lost my virginity. So, they simply do not want me to have sex with ANYONE, not even my boyfriend that I love! I made a lot of research on this, and I know that the only concern that I should have about this is whether I am ready or not. And I know that I'm ready. On the other hand, I am in one of the most prestigious high schools in my country, and I really worked so hard to get into this school -there was an examination to get into the best schools of the country. My parents always threaten me by saying that they will send me to another school if I do something "stupid" such as losing my virginity. I am so scared. I am planning to do it in a few weeks, because I know I am ready and I really want to share the same experience with him. This will be his first time too. The only problem is that I am scared of my parents. They do not believe me at all, due to some incidents that we encounter in the past. What should I do? Should I really wait to get into college, since my mom wants me to do so? I am really in need of help. Goddd, I really want to have this experience, I do not want to wait any longer
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