RE: the abstinence program in the US of A -
"They do present a seminar to the youngsters where faith is not mentioned. But in a moment of quietness, Denny confides that he believes that the end of the world is nigh and that Christ will return within a generation.
And so where does abstinence fit into that vision? Well, abstinence, he says, is a tool to reach young people for God, safeguarding them for the Second Coming.
I wonder if it counts that my, eh I mean one's abstinence is by choice or not.
And anyway, who'd want to marry a virgin and spend the next 2 years teaching her how to....
And what if you married a virgin and she ended up being crap in bed? Interesting sex life there then for the rest of your life.
Of course relationships and love and marriage is so much more than sex, children, it's personality that counts first and foremost, right? Right? I said, right? ;)