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The Lifelong Guilt Trip of Abstinence Pledges and Purity Balls

‘It took both talk therapy and physical therapy to even be able to have sex as an adult. There was still that guilt looming over me. It was very hard to shake. I’m now married, and sex can still sometimes be difficult and painful.’

Is There a ‘Perfect’ Age to Lose Your Virginity?

It depends on whether male virginity is a real thing in the first place (and, spoiler, it isn’t)

If Luke Skywalker Didn’t Die a Virgin, Who’d He Have Sex With?

A thorough investigation of the biggest mystery in the Star Wars universe

Do Christian Teens Really Have Butt Sex to Avoid Losing Their ‘Virginity’?

The folklore of religious teens pursuing anal sex as an alternative to PIV-ing stretches back decades, but there’s always been a whiff of urban legend about it