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Cherry Bomb: "First Girl Ever"

Being the first girl someone's ever been with can add even more pressure to a starter relationship. Can you afford to "sponsor" a baby-dyke? Does someone new to women need to sew some oats before settling into a relationship? Glo needs a card-carrying established lesbian — how do the other ladies feel about it?

And then there are the lesbians that only seem to take on the "first-timers": Their relationships are like lesbian boot camp.What works for you?

And in answering this week’s surprise question, the ladies tackle dating issues when you have an STD.

Watch previous episodes of Cherry Bomb and check out the official Cherry Bomb MySpace page. Keep up to date with the women of Cherry Bomb by subscribing to their monthly newsletter.

Dark Child's picture

I agree with Dalila......

everyone should take a "bullet" for the team!
jsh's picture

haha, yeah :)

haha, yeah :)
L's picture

my 1st relationship was with

my 1st relationship was with a woman who just ended her 8 year relationship. she was experienced. i didnt know what to do. she did teach me slowly.
candyperfumegirl's picture

my first -my forever

My first love  and first of everything was with my best friend when I was in my teens...and after 25  years....we are together...strong...and getting married next year...sometimes first timers can be destined to be together forever. I just thought to share this!
technicolor's picture

dang

thats awesome
L's picture

congrats! that's fantastic

congrats! that's fantastic

ambisokewl's picture

Sweet!

Wow! Love like that is hard to find. Love the profile pic by the way.
versus's picture

i thought you were gonna talk about your first girl

I thought these women were going to discuss their first ever and how that effected them, which would have been enlightening to hear their stories and struggle. not how they are too beyond being someone's first. give me a break. Sometimes a first isnt always for experimental purposes.

On and by the way ambisokewl love that picture of the tree /lady dancing.

 

mind your business

Storyofmylife's picture

I totally agree..My current

I totally agree..My current girlfriend was/is my first everything...we have been together for 4 years, not quite as long, but i know we are the right fit..I can't imagine anyone else
jsh's picture

wow... that is awesome...

wow... that is awesome... congrads and best of luck to you 2 :D
katie's picture

I thought that looking for

I thought that looking for someone  willing to be your first was hard enough. It seems like there are a lot of things to think about. But I hope the girl who is my first will be willing to 'bite the bullet' ;)
nyccristina's picture

request

love this episode! so - who wants to help me become the card carrying, dues paid lesbian that i am meant to be?  :)
akiraj's picture

The first girl I was with

The first girl I was with was a girl I met in college. She had serious emotional issues...I should have ran far away but since I was desperate to have my first relationship with a girl so I went ahead with it. Needless to say it didn't turn out well...

I would never be anyone's experiment though so getting with girls who aren't sure about their sexuality- not happening! But I would give the greenlight to girls who are sure about their sexuality and I just happened to be their first.

O and Tatum- great story! 

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sparklet's picture

A little confused....

At some points it sounded like they were talking about straight women, and at others it seemed to be lesbians in general. Either way it makes me a bit nervous for younger lesbians such as myself (I'm almost 20). I am attracted to older women. I know that at a certain point some people like to date down, but will they also be willing to "break me in"? :/
mmmariek's picture

the 40 year old ones...

ok, ehm, I am dating a 40 year old woman and I(21) am her first woman. Before she had a lot of short lived relationships with men, but never something really serious. She identifies as bisexual now. It is hard for me. There is a great attraction between us both, and when we talk it's like there is no age difference at all, but she goes back and forth all the time("lets just be friends"). It's like one step forward two steps back. She worries a lot, especially because she has a son (14). She doesn't want to come out to him because she thinks it will mess up his life, but I think he saw through it from the beginning and he doesn't seem to have a problem with me or "it" (I could be wrong though, I just suspect that he sees through it...)  

It sounds insane but it just happens... neither of us seems to be able to hold back.

I am not really sure if she just wants to experiment or if she really wants to be with me, to me however, the extra attention feels good and we have a good time together. She showed me a lot of things and has helped me with my self confidence, I have been showing her a different side of love, and a different view on life.

If she gets her act together, maybe we could make it work, but I think only time can tell. BTW she is not my sugar mama or anything. I am independent and so is she. And this is the first time I'm dating a that-much-older-woman and the first time I'm in something evolved-and-their-first...

 

 

 

girl, 21, charming but insane...

eve_jig_it's picture

...

I am dating a 40 year old woman and I(21) am her first woman...I have been showing her a different side of love, and a different view on life.

I love hearing that it can be this way round.. instead of the usually thought/presumed opposite.  

 BTW she is not my sugar mama or anything. ...(Lol..luv it).

 

coco chanel's picture

@#$%

IM PANAMANIAN! that is so cool :P sorry i had to point that out.
chocolatecake's picture

hahaha

I'll golf with both your mamas.
Anonymous's picture

No fair to their comments toward the end.

That is no fair.

I have not dated or been in a relationship with a female yet.

How Daliah had described how she was for her first relationship is how I feel. Also I had my first and only relationship with my ex-boyfriend two years ago.  I knew I was not attracted to him so I ended it as well as giving myself time to reflect and learn on my own of my attraction toward females. I am ready to commit, I definitely do not have a thought of experimenting or anything similar. I have already told my immediate family (parents, siblings) and friends as well as posting on my facebook and myspace, I am attracted to females.

I just have not met an individual who has been constantly interested in me (or vice versa) to date either long distance or (especially) local. I will continue to wait, I am in no rush.

sparklet's picture

"That is no fair.I have not

"That is no fair.

I have not dated or been in a relationship with a female yet."

 

That's what makes me so nervous.... I mean, everyone has to start somewhere, and someone clearly started all of them off.

 

While I have never had a boyfriend, I know that I am not interested in men, and feel very much the way you described. I'm not looking to flit from person to person, I'm looking for a committed relationship. 

shikurameso's picture

I'm sort of like you.  I

I'm sort of like you. 

I have only had one relationship with a guy.  It lasted about 6 years and he is the only guy I have ever been with.  I have been with 3 girls but never really dated any other them.  I wanted to date one of them but she wasn't comfortable with that so I ended up with this guy that I had also been seeing.

Now I'm single and my first thought was finally now I can date girls.  Technically, I've had my first and been several people's first but I've never hada girlfriend.  I don't want to sow oats, that's not my personality.  I want to date people, I don't know if I'm ready to settle down but I am open to it.  I just need to meet the right person.

I haven't been really so attracted to guys except my ex in years.  I considered myself bisexual since my first thought about my sexuality but maybe I'm not.  I don't hide that I like girls but it isn't really anyone's business about my dating life unless we're close so many people don't know.  Isn't that enough?  Do I have to prove myself?  I worry all the time is it better to get it out right away that I've never dated a girl or do I wait in fear I'll be rejected before i'm even considered?

Chris's picture

I wasn't pleased with my

I wasn't pleased with my first. She was more of the one to get and not give. I'm now in an amazing relationship. I was my girlfriends first, and we plan to be each other's forever. Granted we are both young, but very mature and have been through more difficult things than most people could imagine.
Adams's picture

Interesting banter for this

Interesting banter for this topic. Gloria's expressions made me laugh throughout this segment. It certainly gave insight and provided conformation on how I thought girls with experience felt about girls such as myself; those who haven't yet made love to a woman. Not all girls who are inexperienced are like that though, I don't view it as my segue, or something that I can brag about. I am sure of my feelings for women; I have been "on the scene" for a little over a year, yes I'm a baby dyke lol but I have never been interested in playing games or drunken hook ups. I have come across girls that are so turned on by the fact that I haven't been with a girl that they were ready to rip my clothes off, those that I think didn't want the pressures of being anyone's first, and then others that just did not have themselves together. When it happens, I want there to be a beautiful, intimate connection with the other person. Having my first experience is really deep, almost spiritual for me. Sigh. 

sparklet's picture

I agree 250% :D p.s. Gloria

I agree 250% :D

 

p.s. Gloria and her expressions are indeed hilarious lol 

Vaya's picture

I felt the same as you

I felt the same as you before I met my first girlfriend. I was sure of my sexuality long before I met her, and I think that when you're secure in yourself you might not have the need to experiment as much as someone who's confused.

For me, meeting my girlfriend, falling in love with her, having sex, meeting the family etc. just came natural because I'd been wired for women my entire life. And that our relationship ended three years later had absolutely nothing to do with me needing to meet other people. I'd never write someone off because they've never been with a woman before, it depends on who it is and how they're acting.

Anonymous's picture

just venting out... . kein this is for you...

I stepped out and looked back i was still in the same four corners of my past. Trapped in my own solitary realm of confinement where passion lies underneath the earth hopefully to grow its twig and bloom.

I see you in my dreams and vanish in reality once i opened up my eyes to see it clearly you're not really with me. I wish i could remain sleeping and my eyes closed so that i could always be with you even in my dreams, but i have to wake up and snap out of it.

I danced to freedom and laugh in the rain i walked down the aisle of commitment but still... my heart lies within your hands... maybe if you could return it then i can finally go ahead and move on...

whatever i say it doesn't matter to you coz who am i... you don't have time for drama and you don't have time for love you just want one thing and one direction
but i want to be in the loop, i want to have the swirly bits of your moods

it's a pocketful of hope that maybe someday you'll realize how much i love you despite the fact that you remain as the shadow of a stranger to me....

five long years of struggling to get you off my heart... but i never stopped loving you... even for a single minute of my life...

*************************************

it's been six years and i can't get over her. been through two relationships after her but still... i'm stucked. she already erased her email--which is the only thing that i can communicate with her. guess this is the end of the road. 

 

Amanda Seamus's picture

Speaking about being someone's first

I don't really think it comes down to how many ladies a person has been with as to whether someone is a person to settle down with.  I think it has everything to do with mutual respect and attraction.  If someone respects you, it doesn't matter how many women they have been with, at least not for me.  That being said, I used to joke that my middle name should be Training Wheels. 

Example, I've been 3 womens first in my life.  One had other mental issues and was using me as an escape from various things and was not as invested as I was and so heartbreak happened like it sometimes does.  The second girl had just gotten out of a serious relationship and so I was again more invested then she was.  The third is my significant other, and she showed me early on/told me later that she never wanted me to feel like I had to gingerly guide her along the path through Gayland, and we have a great relationship.  

Bottomline:  It doesn't matter how many women your partner has slept with, it matters if they are honest with themselves and you regarding what they want and respect you...and that you're compatible in various other matters as well ;-)

You have a great vlog going here ladies, keep up the good work.

on_earth09's picture

Cherry bomb <3

Now she's somewhere resentful with two kids blahahhaah!

i love this show.

Let's get one thing straight, I'm not.

Tweyelite's picture

I can't believe no one

I can't believe no one laughed out loud when Nikki was talking about STD's. I cracked when she said comunicate. *grins*

Also I have to admit I want to make a business card that simply says "Lesbian" so i can pull it out and hand it to people and say that I'm a card carrying lesbian. 

the new janis's picture

First timers are hot

I seem to only date first timers. Maybe this is self destructive or self protecting, I don't know. Sometimes it's weird, but most of the time it's really fun and chill. I don't find much "breaking in" necessary. If she is a sexually free person, she has no fear really and it can be awesome immediately.

Does anyone else think Tatum talks too much?

Tweyelite's picture

Maybe.. but I think I talk

Maybe.. but I think I talk too much too :) *shrugs* Maybe she just has alot to say.
nyccristina's picture

nope

i disagree, i dont think tatum talks too much at all. in fact, i think she sometimes struggles to be heard.
Anonymous's picture

I agree.

I agree.
sparklet's picture

Me too. Poor Tatum is always

Me too. Poor Tatum is always getting cut off :( 
Emma's picture

well...

im totally lesbo and i still haven't had my first kiss.. not with a boy or a girl. i don't want boy obviously, but i love the feeling of being someone's else's first :)
Lechristine's picture

:)

"i'm totally lesbo"

i really liked that LOL 

and yeah , i love the idea too of being someone's first 

maggie00's picture

Gloria, I love you. That is

Gloria, I love you. That is all.
Anonymous's picture

I Agree With Gloria

It's a total different world when you're in your 30s and you thinking about your future.  You want to have a family.  When you're in your thrirties you're pretty much looking at finding your life partner. You're at a different viewpoint.

I think as long as the person is wanting to establish a committed relationship and understand thoruoghly you're looking at LTR committed relationship or marriage not a one- stand or someone's experiment I think it is ok.  It comes with the maturity territory.  So don't feel offended if someone turns you down b/c you're not experienced enough.  See it from their perspective too. You can persuade them. Woo them  if you got some darn good charming skills. If you win them over. I'll say you're the womyn.

 

 

 

kelg's picture

 Call me naive, but I don't

 Call me naive, but I don't get the issue. What's the complication?

If there's chemistry and you like someone then go for it. Nothing is guaranteed to work, whether someone is vastly experienced or a complete novice.... whether they have been committed since they popped out of the womb, highlighting gender inequalities in the playground and insisting they be identified as a lesbian sheep in the xmas nativity, or if someone finally discovers after years of being in straight relationships, making shapes out of the damp on the ceiling that saphhic indulgence is indeed for them, fully committed or half tilt.

Neither lack of experience nor an encyclopedic knowledge of the female form is indicative as to how two people will work together.

Newbies grab the bull by the horns (or the cow by the udders) and go for it.. Oldies stop planning your retirement in those comfortable slippers and take some chances!!

Lecture over, I will now get back in my box.

"Sometimes you're the windscreen, sometimes you're the fly!"

sparklet's picture

I have 2 words....

YOU. RULE.

 

:D 

on_earth09's picture

I agree

This post made me feel alot better, thanks =)

Let's get one thing straight, I'm not.

dogwood's picture

Different perspective

There is another side to the issue of being someone's first that I didn't hear addressed; it's also the situation that I happen to be in. I came out five years ago, in high school. It was a relatively painless transition. I got involved with the GSA and have had plenty of time to come to terms with my orientation. I haven't, however, had sex with anyone. I've dated a bit, but growing up in a small town, albeit a gay-friendly one, means that I haven't had the kinds of romantic opportunities people from more heavily populated areas have. I'm also quite shy and not terribly social beyond my little circle of friends, which certainly doesn't help much.

The only first-timers addressed in this episode were, as far as I could tell, also recently out. Thus their anxiety at losing their gay virginity was made worse by having to adjust to the gay world and all it's complexities. My question is, what happens when your first is someone who is sexually inexperienced, but perfectly comfortable with who they are and with their place in the world?

nyckelpiga's picture

Some people will freak out

Some people will freak out anyway. Seriously.

I was the kind of girl who had like seven years of coming out, I tried on the whole bisexual thing, had a boyfriend, went through that "no-woman-will-ever-be-attracted-to-me" phase, and in the end of those seven years the pressure was up - because I had kissed several women, but not slept with any. (offering threesomes with boyfriends doesn't make things work) 

but I waited until I was really comfortable, and then it was no problem hooking up, and two months later I met my girlfriend. 

and even though I am totally comfortable with my sexuality now, and I decided to be in a monogamous relationship cause I'm in love with her (!!!) she sometimes freaks out. I don't even know if I'd ever want to play the field. If I was single, sure. I'm not. It's that simple. you can't do anything else than tell your partner. And what the future brings, no one knows. in that case there is no difference between card-carrying lesbians and newbies. 

about not being sexually experienced... I have friends who think that's an issue. Like, you have to have been with so and so many women. I think it's bullsh*t. ; ) Because not every woman is the same. You could have been great in bed with your ex, but what you're doing with the next woman is just not right. You have to get to know a person to be really good in bed. So just dive in. Head first! 

sparklet's picture

If this was facebook, I

If this was facebook, I would hit the 'like' button. LOL

 

:D 

sparklet's picture

That's my experience as

That's my experience as well. I came out as LGBT almost 4 years ago (I thought I was bisexual for a while), and have been an out lesbian for almost 3. I joined my school's GSA, did many gay-oriented things, etc., and I'm comfortable being gay. I would hope that the situation is a bit different for us.  
nyckelpiga's picture

I think there's a difference

I think there's a difference between people who are just trying new things or just coming out, and those who've had their coming-out - without the experience - and know who they are and what they want.

and wether you want to have casual hook-ups or a serious relationship, it's always gonna be about communication. my opinion is that as long as all of the persons involved in something know what they're dealing with it's fine. and again, that has nothing to do with experience. the communication between my girlfriend (highly experienced) and me (ehm...poorly experienced) has always been better than the communication between two friends of ours (both rather experienced) who have, after 9 months, not managed to reach a point where both of them are happy and satisfied with the situation/"relationship".