I wish we had sex earlier on in our relationship. I think we built up so much emotional intimacy and friendship first that it created this weird pressure, like the "first time" had to be this perfect, meaningful event. Instead of it being a natural progression of our attraction, it became this massive hurdle we both were nervous about. When it finally happened, it was good, but we were both so in our heads about it that we couldn't just let go and be raw and passionate. If we'd just ripped the bandage off early on, we could have gotten past the awkwardness and discovered our sexual compatibility sooner, maybe even avoided some of those tense moments where the unspoken tension was so thick you could cut it with a knife. Now I sometimes wonder if we missed out on that wild, uninhibited phase because we were too busy being careful with each other's hearts.