1 moMy thought is that there's an absolute TON of research on this subject, and depending on which answers you want for your narrative, one of them will fit best. I went into this in depth about 5 years ago, and was a bit surprised at the numbers.
The problem I ran into is " who, or which organization, is funding the study?" It shouldn't make a difference, but it did to a point. There are very FEW organizations you can trust that are free to conduct unbiased studies because they are not beholding to their funders. With that in mind, here's some interesting things I learned. These do not involve percentages, but rather, trends:
* There is indeed a correlation between having fewer sexual partners and a more stable marriage, but it is stronger in women than men. Women having 0 or 1 sexual partners marrying men with 0 or 1 sexual partner had the longest trend, but it made NO significant difference IF it was 0 or 1 by either party, or 1 or 2 for men.
* If the man's number was 3-4 but the woman remained at 0 -1, studies found they only a minor shift in longevity, whereas if both were 3 -4, the trend shifted lower but as well but not drastically.
* The interesting numbers were men and women between 4 and 9 partners. The decline in longevity steepened, but also plateaued. The evidence seemed to indicate that once you got into upper single or double digits, it didn't change the numbers as much as you'd expect.
So the conclusion is still the fewer partners you've had, the better the odds at a longer marriage, but the average still remains low for first time marrieds at only 8 to 9 years in Western culture.
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u 1 mothis reminded me of the "Survivorship Bias" lmao
back when they would look at the old school war planes coming back from the air raids, and they saw how most of the holes were on the wings, the fuselage and the tail... so the military tried to reinforce those areas
it was a Mathematician who actually understood "the math" who told them that their logical interpretation was just wrong... because the planes with heavier damage were shot at the engine and the cockpit, and those planes just never made it back home
this "data" feels the same, and as wrong... "we will look at the chances of a marriage to succeed by focusing on the worst of the marriages, the ones that fail"
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1 moAs a girl, I’d be careful with statistics like that. If the research is real, I’d want to know who was studied, how ‘lasting’ was defined, and whether it actually shows causation before judging women by a number. A person’s past doesn’t automatically determine whether they’ll be loyal, loving, or committed in marriage. Character, compatibility, communication, values, and how two people treat each other matter too.
And honestly, I think reducing a woman’s worth or ability to have a successful marriage to how many people she’s slept with is unfair. People are more complicated than a statistic.
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I don't trust statistics that I have not falsified myself. That is how I would sumarize them.
Who published those statistics and what lobby was behind those statistics and paid to have them published?
A person that has more than one single body count by the age of 20 is not worth marrying and I am not just referring to women. This applies to men as well (and mainly to men). If a person has the need to fornicate left and right should not even consider marriage because we all know that this marriage is likely to end in divorce because those people are incapable of being faithful.
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1 moAs my father always said "Figures don't lie but liars can figure."
Numbers? Believe them or not... each individual's choice.
00 Reply I'm not buying it. Who created that study, The Heritage Society?
Was there a similar study for men?
I think it's a gross generalization that accomplished the biased results it wanted.
It doesn't account for the fact that people can grow up. Their values and attitudes can change.
I have a low opinion of guys who don't think women should have sex before marriage. Those guys have double standards, they are full of sexual inhibitions, they have religious issues and they are domineering. On top of that, they don't know how to assess a person in real life, so they base their judgements on background checks, statistics and sexist baloney from the manosphere.00 Reply519 opinions shared on Marriage & Weddings topic. Yes the statistics are true. The statistics also show that there are no differences in that between men and women. Just goes to show that promiscuous makes both men and women less valuable for marriage.
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That's why in the past, sex was always reserved for marriage...
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Some women asked me about what can they do if their boyfriend might dump them if they refuse to have sex with them, i told them: to hell with them!!
A person who truly loves you will easily wait till marriage plus all he cares about is YOU as a whole, not just your body, sex and pleasure than bye! - 1 mo
You're a wise lady, that's why you can understand what i'm saying 😌
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You're welcome lazer lady 😄
I think it meets our intuitive experience. We all know the girls who are more towards the 'good girl' scale who tend to have long term relations, be engaged already, etc. You know they have a low body count. And you know the relationship they get in is likely to last.
On the other hand, those in transient relationships all the time are likely to... remain doing so.
That's not to say of course that you can start one way and go the other. Just in general terms.
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1 moPlease if you want to find the true one first go get a spiritual cleansing.
If you are doing everything in the physical world and no answer dont you think its time you get spiritual guidance? Get in contact with a fortune teller not that hard get a spiritual cleansing.
Try it won't hurt. If you pay for womans dates why not invested on yourself to get spiritual guisantes?
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1 moI think this just generally applies to people in general, men too. People with higher body counts are more likely to cheat, statistically.
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Better to be a virgin before marriage...
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@TonyMetal___1986 believe it or not I actually met some people who were scared of dating virgins because they were scared that a virgin would eventually wonder what being with other people was like and cheat on them 😂
But I agree with you in that virgins are probably the least likely to cheat - 1 mo
These people are retards, affraid from virgin women? 🤣
A virgin woman is a pure lady, more precious then diamonds hehe
Back in the past, it was the norm, nothing special about it because a lot of girls were virgins but these days, it's like seeking for a needle in a pile of hay 🤣 - 1 mo
@TonyMetal___1986 I thought in your country there were surely more virgins than here lol
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@TonyMetal___1986 I think the Christian community in Lebanon is usually more religious and traditional than people here too, right?
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Tbh with you miss choco, not anymore, it's becoming worse then the west 🤦🏻♂️
I think it does show the importance of body count and how it actually will affect your future existence as a female , it's a fact.
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1 moI dont know what r those stats based on but those r absolutely nonsense...
I have a 5000 plus count n I m happily married n a mum of twin boys
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I get checked regularly honey n thank goodness I have been ok n never had anything serious
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1 moI'm not a statistics guy as statistics doesn't measure each human individual experiences and how their life will turn out, nevertheless, I think its common sense if a woman sleeps around a lot then that it speaksto what kind of character she has and what she really thinks about sex and intimacy.
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And as a result she isn't marriage material
872 opinions shared on Marriage & Weddings topic. I think that these statistics are probably true. They are also sexist.
10 ReplyI believe that a low body count speaks for itself. Probably not going to cheat and end up divorced.
30 ReplyMy thoughts are it's a stupid meaningless 'statistic'.
10 ReplyThose 80/40/10 numbers aren’t what the research says. And recent research finds the association in men too.
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Where have you been circus girl, it's been a long time 😄
1 moMy opinion is that the girl shall be a virgin before marriage!
Sex shouldn't be allowed before marriage or at least to have it with the one whom will marry her!
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Anonymous(18-24)1 moI don’t believe that. Everyone lies about their body count so you can’t measure it statistically. Plus it matters who asked for the divorce.
11 Reply499 opinions shared on Marriage & Weddings topic. Where are those statistics coming from? I'm sure you didn't just make them up or at least I hope you didn't. So where did you got them?
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1 moIf that’s true then most women are not going to stay married long
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Yeah, been there done that, my body count is very low
Marrying a slut is less likely to last? Who would have known? Just all of mankind for thousands of years.
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Anonymous(30-35)1 moNot true. Body count doesn’t matter. People marry ex porn stars.
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1 moProbably true. I don't know I been married to a virgin for 25 years.
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Anonymous(45 Plus)1 moWhere does she keep them, in the garage? The basement?
00 ReplyBunch of simps and women peddling their lies. Ofc body count matters
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1 moThought humans had ONE body !!!
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Anonymous(45 Plus)1 mopretty accurate.
00 ReplyHoes gonna be hoes
10 Reply424 opinions shared on Marriage & Weddings topic. Nonsense
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1 mosimple they like variety
00 ReplyHogwash!
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1 moSeems legit.
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