Why is virginity held so highly

The notion of virginity as supreme virtue of a bride is thus no longer relevant and even men do not expect their marital partners to be virgins. It's the coolest social networking tool in the world. That says a lot in Hollywood. Competing interests The author s declare that they have no competing interests. Afterword The Past as Prologue. Having lived with a man for nearly two years and I should make it clear that this isn't a complaint about the man in question! For those who do not believe in preserving virginity, the reasons for their beliefs were stated in seven multiple choice statements where the same method of interviewing was followed as the former.

Spiritually speaking, what kind of a debater are you? What part was a conspiracy? In response, patriarchal societies developed a system of control over male access to women. Sex and sexuality among New York's Puerto Rican youth. What is your opinion on gay marriage? The practice occurs across geography, region and race.

The practice occurs across geography, region and race. Let saints be saints because of who they are, not how they came in. My question was maybe a 4th grade question, but anyway If you enter a marriage -- meant to be a bindingly monogamous relationship forever after -- as a virgin, then, by definition, you're monogamous throughout your entire life I know that, in reality, it doesn't always work out that way - but that's the idea. These social rules are referred to as sexual morality what can and can not be done by society's rules and sexual norms what is and is not expected.