I was a shy, black teen in a mostly all white town, so when I was younger none of the guys I grew up with were checking for me, to be blunt. In early college I started dating and entered into a long term relationship, but I still struggled to get over the feeling that I was behind my peers because I felt so undesirable in my teen years. I am now in my late twenties, and the guy I am currently seeing started dating in early high school, has had several short and long term relationships and is much more sexually experienced than me. Sometimes it really makes me feel insecure, and like I missed out on a lot. Thanks for reading and for asking this question! I feel like the experiences of female late bloomers, especially those who were late bloomers for reasons other than religion-motivated abstinence, are often overlooked in the popular narrative of love and dating.