The Virgin Diaries

The Virgin Diaries made its (sort of) anticipated premiere Sunday, and TLC's new gawk-fest was every bit as "educational" or exploitative as you would expect.

Viewers of the TLC show soon found out that Shanna and Ryan - whose awkward wedding day kiss was promoted in previews, soon consummate their marriage.

The results of their first fornication foray? Mixed.

After losing their virginity together on their wedding night, Ryan said: "It was good, but not as good as I was expecting ... It was not really like in the movies."

No man, it's really not. Feel ya.

Get a room you two!!

Shanna, meanwhile, tries to put a positive spin on it, calling sex with her man "an amazing experience" despite the fact that she found intercourse itself "really painful."

Earlier, contemplating the V-card swap, she admitted she was worried. "I’m a little nervous," she said. Nervous about actual intercourse I would say. Scared."

Poor girl. At least it couldn't have gone on long.

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The Virgin Diaries premieres this Sunday night on TLC, as that network hopes viewers are excited to follow the lives of folks who, later in life, have still not gone all the way.

In the following promo for the new series, we see a few individuals touch upon what this experience is like, as well as a just-married couple that shares its first kiss... ever. Watch the groom devour his bride's face now:

The Virgin Diaries Promo

With folks around the Internet making fun of the smooch,  TLC West Coast VP of Production, Timothy Kuryak, has issued a statement that defends his program. He says it's not exploiting these virgins at all:

"We’re not trying to make light of this or treat it in a sort of trivial way. We want to document these peoples’ stories and why they make this decision. A lot of stories about later in life virgins talk about it like a problem. We want to show that this is something that can be celebrated."

What do you think of The Virgin Diaries?