From: utzoo!decvax!decwrl!sun!megatest!fortune!hpda!hplabs!hao!seismo!rlgvax!thekid Newsgroups: net.singles Title: Sex and the Single Sell Article-I.D.: rlgvax.316 Posted: Thu Apr 21 22:26:39 1983 Received: Sat Apr 30 00:41:59 1983 I must admit I'm `saving' myself too. I ALWAYS wear gloves, and many of my friends have said, "Kid, why do you wear a gloves?" Many, many men (and women) have tried to persuade me to remove my gloves, but I've remained adamant. NO ONE BUT THE ONE I MARRY WILL EVER SEE MY KNUCKLES. (I don't give samples, I say to them; references maybe, but not samples!) That time in the bar, well, sure, the heat of the moment, I almost did, but almost doesn't count, right? Thot #1. Now, I don't want to reveal my sexuality to 5K people. Quite `frankly'. Maybe later, just keep tuned to this channel. But for anyone who has read this far, if you think that you can make a choice and not judge other people by/through that choice, you're only kidding yourself. Any choice. You *may* not discriminate, but you *do* judge. Thot #2. I can understand religious reasons for being a virgin. `Personal' reasons, I'm not so sure. (Shields up, Mr. Sulu!) I (note pronoun) think that there are far more important things in life than sex. Like a relationship with someone that I could love forever. (Maudlin sentimentality, Mr. Spock! Affirmative, Captain.) And, certain contributors determining that such a relationship *must* precede a rather commonplace physical act (and not for for any specific reason, mind me) indicates a list of priorities I find interesting. I *don't* want to say that there aren't valid personal reasons, reasons that make sense and should be respected. Scott had one. Personal choice isn't a reason, it's an emotion. And I'd bet it's based on either up-bringing or religious reasons of some time ago. Not personal reasons. Any takers? In our society, virginity is prized. But, as a society, only in women. Doesn't that make you think? Men are *expected* to be experienced, and a virgin male, hell, even an UNMARRIED male is probably gay. Not afraid of the `r' keys of the world, thekid Send flames to: ...![ seismo, mcnc, we13, lime ]!rlgvax!thekid p.s. Anyone ever hear the one about being a little bit pregnant? p.p.s Scott, the reason it's not discussed on the net, well, hey, it's pretty rare in this country. Not my figures, but M&J's. p...s A story I once read concerns a man who sent his wife to meet a friend. When she *finally* finds him, she points out that it would have been a lot easier to find him if her husband had told her that he was . Anyway, THAT'S when something about someone doesn't matter. NOT when you say, "Well, s/he's , but s/he shouldn't be judged on the basis of that." p...s Oh, shoot, I forgot.