Need Advice, Life long issues

[Sil]

I'm gonna say something very cautiously here, because you should watch out if you're meeting a random guy online; there's a thread here regarding safety and etiquette (check it out) BUT -

Go for it.

I sure as hell wished I'd just gotten on with it back when I was 16-18 instead of endlessly worrying about possibilities and consequences. Sometimes things feel right and you have to act on them in some way or they get repressed, and then you just change a big pile of curiosity for a big pile of regret. I want to say this in a very careful way because I don't know your circumstances, but truthfully the only way I found I could deal with my situation was in experimenting and getting physical.

You're also at an awesome age where, if you're brave, you can honestly do these things without too much reprisal. People expect young guys and girls to mess about and try stuff; don't worry too much about tags... to me 'being gay' is beyond just sex, it's being more happy with a guy than a girl, and loving them. One of my friends has done stuff with guys but would never call himself gay. Strange world.

So go for it, be cool, don't sweat it too much... but most of all, make sure he's not an asshole who just wants a piece.