So I read an article today on Brooke Shields and she is quoted as saying she wishes she had lost her virginity earlier than she did at 22 years of age. She says it would have helped her to have a better body image, "I would have been much more in touch with myself". I almost fell out of my chair. I mean what in the world. I do not think that having sex automatically helps you to have a better body image. What a sad and disillusioned notion to present to young women. I know many young women who lost their virginity far before 22 years of age. Believe me, it is not an automatic fix to body image. Women struggle with their bodies their entire lives-- that is unless they are egomaniacs. Every woman I know has some issue with their body-- no matter what age they were when they lost their virginity. I know many more women who say they wish they had NOT lost their virginity when they did and wishing they were older... like 25 or older, and had waited until they were married. Trying to get a quick fix on who you are by having sex is not the answer. I am not the same person I was at 22 or even 25. Each day the Lord reveals more of Himself to me allowing me to grow and become more like Him. In this way, I am different every day. The answer to having a healthy body image is being content in who God has made in you. We were created in God's image (Gen 1:27)! How amazing is that? Although our sin allows us to feel that we do not measure up in many ways, we are His!