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 That's all well in good in a society that values chastity to why degree. Ours doesn't and hasn't in the entire time we've been alive.

The thing that bothers me the most is how most women will perceive this as men "overblowing" things and being "insecure." But, I've dated women who've seen pics of my exes and fallen into resentful bouts of depression. The difference is, I'm open about it. I don't want to hurt a girl's feelings who has potential as a future wife, I want her to know who she's with — our pasts are part of us. I don't know why modern women are too dense to get that. (Not you, Ostara. :0110:​)