A man received praise from people across the globe after he opened up about helping his terminally ill friend to lose her virginity.
Tales about losing your virginity are often shrouded in awkwardness or embarrassment, but this particular man said he went out of his way to make the woman's first time 'extra special'.
In a post on Reddit, the man - who did not share his name - explained he'd been friends with the woman for six years when a cancer that she'd previously been diagnosed with 'came back aggressively'.
"She told us she doesn’t want to go through chemo again so she planned to enjoy the time she had left," she said.
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The Reddit user described his friend as a 'homebody' who only had a small group of friends, and one night, after a few drinks, she admitted to the man that she was still a virgin.
She told him she didn't want to lose her virginity to 'any stranger', but that she wanted to have sex with someone she 'trusts' before her life came to an end.
"That person was me," the man wrote.
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"She didn’t force me to do anything I didn’t want to, she asked but was willing to drop it and pretend it never happened if I decided no."
The man didn't say no, however, and they made it 'extra special' by booking a nice hotel room and covering it in candles.
Noting it was the first time he'd ever had sex with someone he loved, but wasn't 'in love' with, he described it as a 'very intense experience'.
"There was still lots of emotions," he said.
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Following his friend's death, the man went on to explain that he'd been left wondering if he had taken advantage of her, and if he was 'wrong' for saying yes to her request even though 'she seemed so happy she got to lose her virginity to someone she trusts'.
After sharing his concerns, the man was flooded with reassuring comments from readers who dubbed his story as 'beautiful'.
"You did so right by her. I’m sorry for your loss, she seemed like an amazing woman," one person commented.
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Another wrote: "You did 100% what was right. You made her dying wish come true, not because you were in love but because you loved her."
The Reddit user later updated his post to thank everyone who had shared their 'beautiful words and support'.
Topics: Reddit, Sex and Relationships, Viral, Health
Emily Brown