to some people your sexual past matters and that’s okay

i just want to say that if you are religious and you feel like you want to save yourself and you don’t want to date anyone who has been sexually promiscuous, especially while they were talking to you, i think you’re justified in your belief, don’t let anyone take that from you or try and change your mind.

I'm going to disagree with this. I would agree there is a respectful and disrespectful way to disagree, but just saying the equivalent of "all feelings are valid" kind of loses meaning. I think there are detriments to that kind of lifestyle. Sexual experience is life experience and gives you and idea of how to navigate those situations. Jumping too soon into a marriage because both of you are too horny to think straight is bad. Finding out your sexually incompatible in the late game is a nightmare.

Now, that is not the same as saying "you are a loser for not having sex." I have strong opposition to the rationale, not the person. It's a comment on the practicality, not the morality

I'm not sure how to measure mortality in these situations where we say all views are okay because we always seem to separate the practical effects of those views - so what am I to measure the "worth" of an idea by?

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