Have you ever had first-time sex sober?

It will come as no surprise that most teenagers admit to losing their virginity when drunk.

But when you grow up, does it actually get any easier to have sex with someone for the first time stone cold sober, or do we all still cling to the stem of our wine glass like a lifeline? I went to the pubs of Borough High Street to ask the already slightly inebriated whether they have ever had first-time sex minus the Dutch courage.

Yes
Roger, 32, Banker
Of course. Do I look like an idiot who can only get laid when he's pissed? I guess all the first times I can remember were sober and all the ones I can't, weren't.

No
Paul, 26, Unemployed
Has anyone had first-time sex sober? I doubt it. There's a two-step method. It goes: "Get drunk. Have sex." Is there any other way?

Yes
Sarah, 27, Civil Servant
Two of my nine were "first-time-sober". The first was the first time ever and the other was the second.

No
Amy, 33, Counsellor
I'm ashamed to say it but I haven't. It's not that I've been blind drunk every time but I think when you first get together it's easier to at least have had a couple of drinks.

Yes
Richard, 25, Broker
Hell, yeah! I think I just have that look that people go for. I definitely don't need to be drunk to get girls into bed. The girls were drunk — that's the main thing.

No
Lucien, 29, Mathematician
It absolutely helps to be drunk for mental reasons and improving performance.

Yes
Lucy, 22, Writer
All the time. Working out how many would be hard but it was probably the majority. There was one who I never had sex with sober, though.

No
Alex, 26, Engineer
It's always easier to be drunk and have first-time sex. It's probably because women don't want to sleep with me when I'm sober.

Yes
Christoph, 39, Photographer
Only two or three times. It doesn't happen often but it's usually good when it does.