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The Secret Room | True Stories

233. Turning In My V-Card

The Secret Room | True Stories

Ben Hamm

Storytelling, Personal Journals, Story, Podcast, Stories, True, Society & Culture

4.42.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2024

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

Jena flew to California to lose her virginity at the ripe age of 25.  She was meeting a near stranger she had developed a relationship with online. But when she arrived, surprise, all was not what it seemed.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, Ben. My name is Jenna. At the ripe age of 25, I flew to California to turn in my V-card to a stranger.

0:07.7

My secret is how things went down and the painful lessons I learned.

0:11.7

Love does not happen over Instagram, at least not for me.

0:15.8

Today, the Secret Room presents, turning in my V-card.

0:30.5

Yeah. Room presents turning in my V-card. I laid in his bed most the day while he was doing stuff on his computer.

0:37.2

I was so uncomfortable and being like, what the hell is going on?

0:40.9

Why are we in this room for hours?

0:43.1

Like, I flew here.

0:48.2

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0:50.8

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0:55.1

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1:05.0

Hey, everyone. Today, my guest shares a coming-of-age story which she kept secret for a long time.

1:13.2

She felt ashamed and embarrassed,

1:14.9

not just because it was such a spectacular fail,

1:17.6

but also because her right of passage was delayed.

1:20.8

Jenna was a late bloomer.

1:22.3

Let's listen in as Jenna tells us how she turned in her V-card

1:25.2

and her answer to the more modern question,

1:27.9

can love happen Over Instagram?

1:31.9

Hi, Jenna, and welcome to The Secret Room.

1:34.3

Hi, Ben.

1:36.5

It's great to have you.

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