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That was my first thought too, but I don't see why that would be categorized as a 'harrowing experience.'

Could be as simply as him not being ready and going because of pressure or expectation. Or could be something worse, like a family member taking them to the prostitute.

>Before World War II, if a young man wanted sex, he had two basic options: marriage or a brothel. So in the 1930s, one in five American men lost his virginity to a prostitute.

https://abcnews.go.com/2020/superfreakonomics-prostitutions-...

It might have meant that had it not been included alongside his being bullied and described as a harrowing experience.

It depends how it happened. Having a parent or relative take you to a prostitute, or being peer pressured into it when you are a teenager and not ready is sexual abuse.

Surely you don't think he invented the name 'Pussy Galore'?