A recent survey by the Harvard Graduate School of Education found that fewer than 10% of college students reported having four or more sex partners in the last year. In a different survey, 34% of college students reported not having sex at all in the past year. Atlantic Magazine on the “Sex Recession,” December 2018AtlanticContinue reading “Not So Many Hookups”
Monthly Archives: October 2020
Advice to Virgin Men on Their Wedding Night
Since Lori Alexander did a nice item on “advice to virgins on their wedding night,” I thought I would add something. In the past, women were expected to be virgins on their wedding night. Men were also expected to be virgins; but, if they weren’t, that was OK too, as long as they didn’t haveContinue reading “Advice to Virgin Men on Their Wedding Night”
The Younger Half
The median age of first marriage in the US, today, is higher than it has ever been. Today, we talk about those women who squander their youth and beauty on sluttery and concubinage, and then have an “epiphany phase” around age 28 (coinciding perfectly when they perhaps realize that single women are in the minority),Continue reading “The Younger Half”
How to Get Married Young
In the past, women married young. The prime window was 16-25, with the peak around 18-20. How did this happen? There were a number of elements to it, but among them, women lived at their father’s house until marriage. They kept busy, but they didn’t have to make a living. Getting married was their primeContinue reading “How to Get Married Young”
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