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Eight Reasons It's Best Women Wait Til Their 25th Birthday for Sex
Darkness isn’t romantic
Society taught women wrong.
Yes, women and men belong together. But you don’t need a man (you want one). Your self-worth isn’t defined by all you do for a man or the continuation of Earth’s population. Self-worth is a value you assign to yourself by the way you feel about, care for, and carry your body.
Most women aren’t ready for a partner.
Yet. Parents. Guardians. Schools. Magazines.
All teach us how to know if our crush likes us before telling us how to build new friendships and maintain them. Women learn so much about men before learning about life. Groomed for marriage and babies. Never truly prepped for life outside those realities.
Women need friendships before relationships.
People who know you when you’re not blinded by love, manipulated, or love-bombed. Someone who can pull you away when you’re setting yourself on fire for the warmth to make him stay.
People who know when you’re happy versus telling yourself to be appreciative. Everyone possesses emotional intelligence until they date a champion at well-timed, faltering remarks.
