In 2013, it appears that the majority of French teenagers were in middle school when they had their first kiss. Love appears to be an important area of life at a young age, with more than 50 percent of young French people stating that love relationships were important for them.
First love experiences
Even though new technologies and smartphones may have changed the way teenagers live their love life, it seems that the age for first love and sex experiences has not really changed over the years. From 2014 to 2017, the median age at first sexual intercourse remained at 17 years, regardless of gender. But before experiencing love with a partner, teenagers first discover their sexuality alone or through pornographic movies. Most teenagers were aged 13 to 14 years the first time they masturbated, whereas the majority of young French people were between 14 and 15 years old when they watched a porno movie for the first time.
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