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Reminds me of one time back in high school, my drama teacher was tackling that problem with our senior class since it was relevant to the content of a play he was working on.

He told us that he heard these days, a b/j (shortformed in case of beating with a language hammer) is considered the standard practice of displaying one's affection among the 13-14 year old age set. To say the least, our class was shocked.

I'd say everyone here's right about placing blame on the media, but there's also a certain influence from friends and family, albeit not directly. You'll also find clues of this in the way the young ones dress too.

Personally I've sworn off the whole idea indefinitely. I have other reasons for doing so though, but they don't belong in here.

I for one believe in practicing abstinence until your married and if I die a virgin it means that I didn't give in to the desires of my flesh.

I only, thankfully, know one person that has lost theirs. But sadly that is only in the groups that I hangout with. I hear conversations just before class, or during, about things like people losing theirs and other stuff like that.
I think that people have stopped caring and with households the way they are now, it's hard for parents to teach their kids morals when they have to worry about putting food on the table. My family is still in the moral teaching part of time, ex. we would be punished and shunned if we didn't show respect to our elders. But sadly I guess people(kids that lose their's and don't really have) just stopped caring and started doing anything they want, and the parents can't really do anything when they have to worry about things like just trying to get to work, and how life is now, there isn't much parents can do. I just hope we can get out of this habit of not having the morals and get those morals back.
I can only way of morals coming back, and that is if discipline comes back as well. This generation doesn't have the kind of punishment as they did back when morals were at their high. My mom disciplined me when I was younger and now, whenever we have guests over or we are somewhere public, I'm a little angel. I'm not saying that there should be child abuse, but now with the things the way they are, there should be some sort of discipline that should make people(kids) learn something and not let them think that they can do whatever they want.
Those are my theories anyway.

Yes, there is a definite lack in 'morals'.
Especially in people of around 13 years of age.
I blame media. Tv, especially soaps, teach that life is 'exciting' whenever there are some sort of criminal escapades going on.
It's sad, really.

Alright, get ready for a long post. (I aways have a lot to say about this).
First of all, the media advertises sex like candy. They use it to sell everything, from razors to tires. Every product out there has to be pictured as "sexy."
Second, people have absolutely no respect for themselves or others. I have respect for myself and my body, and I don't need to be sexy to feel special. The way I see it, if you go around doing everyone out there, then you have some underlying self-esteem issues that you try to fix by conforming to a corrupt society.
Third, parents are not being parents. They try to be their kid's friends rather than disciplinarians. They sit their kids in front of a TV screen and let the media raise their children. It gets worse at school age. Parents dump their kids at public schools and let the government raise their children. They don't take into account that teir child is being raised by a single teacher who also has to raise about 30 other kids. This is where the message of the media is magnified and acted upon.
Really, I think that the media needs to stop advertising sex like the answer to everything and start realizing that they are the primary source of sexual exposure for children. Parents need to DISCIPLINE their children, not bargain whit them or beg them. They need to get involved with their kids and realize that the government can't fix everything. And kids need to e taught RESPECT. I belive there's a song about it? Kids are not being taught to RESPECT themselves AND OTHERS.

GOD I HATE THIS!!!

It is disturbing. I'm still a virgin, but I've had friends who lost their virginity almost as soon as they hit puberty. I think they main thing for girls is that they either want a reaction, or they want to feel loved. Sometimes it's just that they want to see how far they can go before someone steps out and says "no", sometimes they just want to see how much people care. For guys, who knows? maybe they just really want to have sex and try drugs - the whole urge to prcreate thing (guys mature sexually a lot faster than girls). Or maybe they just want to fit in. The only one who can answer is the people themselves.

Some people don't see anything wrong with it, but it makes me sad that people are so eager to give away their childhood. What's so bad about being a kid? Innocence is ignorance, and ignorance is bliss - at least it is to me, when I look back.

Encouragement from peers, and parents who don't care what their children do. It all has a lifelong effect on children, who then grow and become adults. It's a cycle, for sure.

I can only see it getting worse from here on.