I have a Nick Jonas problem, you guys. I have a crush on him. I never thought I would say that – I’m RARELY into the younger guys, especially when it comes to the Disney children-turned-bad-boys. I couldn’t care less about those guys. But Nick Jonas? “Jealous” is a great pop song. So is “Chains”. And Nick is legitimately cute-to-hot. He’s not, like, Michael Fassbender-hot or Tom Hardy-hot, where my mind wanders to dirty thoughts almost immediately, but Nick definitely gives me some feelings. Anyway, Nick has a new interview in the May issue of Elle. It’s a surprisingly great read – go here to read the whole thing. Nick talks openly about sex, losing his V, purity rings and his faith. Some highlights:

The South Park episode about purity rings: “There was so much attention on my sex life at 15. It was uncomfortable. If you were talking about a 15-year-old’s sex life or a 17-year-old’s in any other context it would be totally obscene. I wasn’t able to enjoy [the episode] when it came out. But now I think it’s hilarious.”

How he feels about purity rings now: “It shaped my view of the importance of sex. My journey with faith evolved and became more about my personal relationship with God. It was about me being comfortable with my decisions. As a 22-year-old man, I’m a man in all ways, and I’m comfortable with that. It’s freeing now to be transparent.”

What he would change about his first time: “That’s a tough one. I think I would change the song. I don’t want to say what song it was, but it was depressing. My iPod was on shuffle. It was a bad draw.”

Whether he’s had sex to his own music: “No. Never. That’s a no-fly zone! It’s so awkward. I’ve never even tried. I do think about how many people have had sex to my music. And how many babies have been made to “Jealous.” It’s got a good tempo for sex. They should be naming their babies Nick or Nicole. I’m joking.”

His Miss Universe girlfriend, Olivia Culpo: “She’s just Olivia from Rhode Island. She had this incredible opportunity and she conquered that world. But [beauty pageants] doesn’t define her. Vanity is a big misconception, or that they’re not as intelligent as some people. But a lot of them are very sweet— with a real love and respect for women and for empowering women.”

Dating Miley Cyrus back in the day: “I was so young. What’s unfortunate is that, as we got older, we ran in different circles. We’ve always had respect and wished the best for each other. I don’t know that I have any regrets. It’s more gratitude for having had a good friend in a time of craziness in my life and in hers.”

Advice from his mom: “I have a distinct memory where she looked at my nails and said, ‘Women love a man with clean nails.’ I was eight. I thought, I can do that. Good to know.”

[From Elle]

I’m totally fine with the way he references his sex life and my feeling is that he’s probably a serial monogamist. He loves having a girlfriend (and his girlfriend is beautiful) and he loves being in a steady relationship and that’s what makes him happy. He’s not out there, acting like DiCaprio Junior. The only parsing I have here is with this: “As a 22-year-old man, I’m a man in all ways…” Meaning what? He’s a “man” in that he’s had sex? That’s how I took it.

Oh, and I really want to know what song was playing when he lost his V. What’s a depressing song that could have been playing on his Shuffle a few years ago?

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