Sex Before Marriage : Historical Norm
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Womanly purity. The golden age of chastity. Conservatives are always hoping for a return to a golden age that never was.
The study found women virtually as likely as men to engage in premarital sex, even those born decades ago. Among women born between 1950 and 1978, at least 91 percent had had premarital sex by age 30, he said, while among those born in the 1940s, 88 percent had done so by age 44.
More Than 9 Out of 10 Americans — Even Grandparents — Had Premarital Sex