Peer Pressure and Other things.Comments would help thank you

[Kite Triblade]

Peer Pressure: Pressure from one's peers to behave in a manner that is similar or acceptable to them.

Smoking

For me the case here is my friends and there smoking and relationships.
The majority of my friends are the typical bunch of nerds. Im a very big nerd myself but i do love getting in to sport teams as well.

Anyway. All of them smoke or have smoked ciggaretes before I just discovered that yesterday. I myself have never done smoking before in my life.

A few times they said why dont you join in. But I do not feel comfortable with doing so. In the end I just said ill take a toke from one their ciggarets so they stop going on about it. (I Didnt do so)

Peer Pressure. I get taught this in school and I think nothing of it. But now the situation has come up. Im not to sure what to think and do

Note Me and My friends are all 14 and 15



Relationships

Another one is relationships. Not in a direct way but everyone else's. The majority of my friends are all currently in one or had previous one.

And that they have at least had sex with one there previous partners. Quite a few of them when they were 13 years old exclaim

I myself havent kissed or held hands with a girl. Not because Im gay or anything. Just shy and nervous. My friends and Parents remark me about my shyness and tell me Ill have to get over it soon or there is no hope for me to ever find a girlfriend who isnt over the net. They allways slip those last 5 words as if they want to rub it in my face about how they are doing so well scream

But it is just when Im comparing myself to my friends and what they do. I dont know how to describe it but i guess i feel out of my depth around them or maybe a sense of that Iam lower down to them. neutral

Maybe it is that everyone I know is maturing quicker than Iam

I know what I typed will not make much sense but any resposne will be better than none. As I havent really asked a Question. But i guess my question is are my friends the one at fault or am I?

I thought I was just a typical 15 year old but apparntly not

Thank you for reading smile

[Cream Latte]

Lol I am 16 and did not kiss a guy till about a month ago.

Seriously everyone grows at there own time. Do not feel rushed. Just enjoy life!

(I smoked once ended up coughing up blood because i burnt my throat)

As for Sex it comes when it comes... better to loose it to someone you love <3

trust me ^^

[Serious Erius]

Smoking can be sexy on some people, but it general it's just disgusting, imho, so if you ask me, you're not missing out on anything with that one.
(But hey, maybe I'm just a big p***y with not liking friggin smoke in my lungs, makes me feel constricted)

Relationships, well, I don't think you're missing out anything either, and I'm definetely not against love, relationships or sex.
It's just that getting laid isn't all THAT special on a peer scale,imho, as awesome as it can be, but why not go ahead and try to get together with a girl?

[flaming_aurora]

I think you're doing just fine. You're not at fault for anything.
If anything, you'll probably be better off than your friends since you're not smoking or having sex at such an early age.
Don't feel lower in comparison to your friends because you definitely are not.
You'll enter a relationship when you're ready. It has nothing to do with your friends or their level of maturity.
Take things at your own pace and you'll be fine.

[Lovable_Sinner]

You are perfectly normal! Enjoy being a kid while you still can!

[Life Issue Magnet]

You are just a nice boy that prefers good over bad things! It's fine, you'll find a girl that will suit your tastes perfectly. As stated before, just enjoy life, you're doing just fine.

[Mish Mash Melee]

They are probably lying to try and look cool. Lots of kids say crap like that because they think it's what everyone wants to hear.

[Kite Triblade]

thanks for replying everyone smile . Ill just be bumping the thread up a bit to get a few more answers.

[Kite Triblade]

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