In high school, I was a bit self conscious and shy, so despite being a big guy who played sports, my experience with girls was limited, and I was still a virgin when I graduated.
In my freshman year of college I dedicated myself to the gym, dropped 20 pounds, and put on a lot of muscle. By the end of the year, I was in really great shape, and my confidence was much higher than it had been in high school. But, I was pretty conservative, and I was still a virgin.
Shortly after I got home for the summer I ran into my neighbor, Andi. I had had a crush on her since middle school, but since she was a star soccer player and one of the cutest and most popular girls at my high school, I never asked her out or acted like I saw her as anything more than a friend; I always felt she was way out of my league anyway.
After chatting for a few minutes, she remarked how much she liked the “new me”, and invited me over for a swim party the next day, and mentioned that her parents and sister would be out of town for a softball tournament. I gladly accepted.