When virgins finally have sex, they're awkward in the sack. Mankind has known this since Neanderthals were painting awkward virgins on cave walls, but a new study claims virgin awkwardness keeps on keeping on past the grand moment for men.

A University of Washington researcher found that longtime abstinence caused men to continue uncomfortable sexual communication even after the deed had been done.

After getting hitched, the men also struggled to discuss sex with one another for fear of disrespecting their wives.

"While the whole point of these support groups is to honor sex in marriage, these men have gotten so used to thinking about sex as something negative that they bring those concerns with them to the marriage bed," Deifendorf said. "Once they're married, these men struggle to manage those concerns in the absence of the supportive community they once benefited from."

There is nothing wrong with abstinence, assuming you don't mind being a crazy person who hugs too long and randomly ejaculates in his sleep. There's also nothing wrong with sex, assuming you use protection and never discover santorum.

Good communication, however, is essential to every relationship, regardless of whether you're getting laid as a single man or starving your soul of this basic human necessity until marriage. When a man finds it difficult to speak to his significant other about sex, there's only one solution:

Suck it up and do it anyway.

If she doesn't want to take the wheel, reveal what you enjoy and desire first so that she feels comfortable reciprocating. "It feels good when you ____. How do you feel about trying ____?" Especially when it comes to recent virgins, if nobody is saying what they like in bed, there's no need to ask if the sex is good. It's not.

The bedroom is no place for bashfulness, and neither is manhood. Sure, men are notoriously poor communicators, but that dog won't hunt in these woods. Somebody has to drive the bedroom communication forward in every relationship—or nowhere is exactly where that sex life is going.

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