Interesting debate.
First,
@milkman 1333 wants to get over the stigma. And you have a point.
I have girl friends who have stories on dating virgins.
One is a no-no.
Another friend had one guy asking if she likes it when it’s not even in. It happened in the first few encounters. It’s a smile among us but it’s no laughing matter. It’s bad for both of them, but she’s trying to be accepting. She’s shy and introvert as much as him. I guided to have lights on and change the position and it helped.
For my first friend who’s a no-no, it’s a red flag. Maybe she does not have the patience, maybe the enjoyment of sex and the confidence of scenarios is what she is into although it can be the best compatible guy.
As for addiction, milkman, it’s what you make of it.
I have a guy friend at your age who walked into a strip club, with full of lights, music, and 10/10 strippers, got hooked and he had sex addiction for the next 11 years. It was a hard heroine hit the first time. A rush of dopamine that flooded his brain. He spent a fortune that time and never stop. He is the sweetest and non-apparent guy you can spend time with.
Addiction comes of what you make of it. If you think that it’s so intense and sex is what the first time is like with an escort-porn-like-session, then, yeah most members here are right. It can drown you.
If you do it to gain the confidence and not having to say it on your second date, then do it for the beauty of it. The first time is the hardest in everything we do. The first bike ride, the first kiss, the first paycheck. Once it’s done, we go is that that easy?
You made the right choice as you said in your first post. As long as you find the partner who is open and willing to experiment with you. The issue is, in their thirties, women aren’t open to accept the non-dealbreakers anymore. They don’t settle and they are self-centered. Your dating process will be longer, and be open in your profile. There are women out there who will be grateful to accept you as you are.
PS: On another note,
one guy went all in with 3 escorts at once to loose his viginity and had the most amazing time. Going to the extreme for sure.