The Dividing Line of Sex

"There's this dividing line between girls who have had sex, and girls who haven't. And all of a sudden you realize you're looking at each other across it."

- Angela on an episode of My So-Called Life

I used to hate that dividing line. It always felt awkward for some reason. It shouldn't have. People shouldn't feel pressured or rushed. That's my advice for today. Take it as you may.

The Talk

"When I was 12, my mother gave me my sex talk. I'm not sure either of us has ever recovered."

- Angela narrating an episode of My So-Called Life

People Do It

Angela shares her thoughts with us by way of a voice over in the excellent show, My So-Called Life.

“I couldn't stop thinking about it. The, like, fact that - that people - had sex. That they just had it, like sex was this thing people - had, like a rash, or a - a Rottweiler. Everything started to seem like, pornographic or something. Like, Mrs. Krysanowski has sex. So does Mr. Katimsky. They both have sex. They could - have sex together. Like right now.
[groans] I am, like, the sickest person.”

Think About It All the Time

This is transcribed from an episode. Angela is speaking to her neighbour. Neither of them had been in a serious relationship before. They are young teenagers. This was a great exchange between the characters.

[about sex]
Angela “I mean, I think about it... all the time, but...”
Brian “Wait, you think about it all the time?”
Angela, “Brian! Yes! Shut up... guys don't have a monopoly on thinking about it.”
Brian, “They don't? “
Angela, “No!”