REC: Adult Virginity and Other Things (Essay)

[rj_anderson]

lydaclunas has written a truly excellent, well-reasoned and thought-provoking essay about adult virginity which I think deserves much more attention than it's received so far. Here's a brief excerpt:
Why do adult virgins get such a raw deal? Judging a person based on their status as a virgin is reducing them to but one experience (not even a character trait

Comments

[ithildyn]

Thanks for the link!

[honorh]

Hey! I resemble that statement. *wanders over to have a look*

[ithildyn]

Maybe we should start a club [g]

[harriet_wimsey]

That sounds like me--I'd better go read it. Thanks for the link!

[guttaperk]

Thanks.

I'm married now, and wasn't a virgin before that; but our collective cultural attitude towards virginity remains odious to me.

[mary_j_59]

Thanks - that was fascinating and thoughtful.