Publisher's Synopsis
Before the 1950s, "premarital sex" meant physical contact between
two people before they got married. Back then, it was
common in Western countries for men and women to get married
after they turned 21. Also, there were no big worries or taboos about
having sex before getting married. Most people just thought that
people who had sex would eventually get married. The term "premarital
sex" was created as an alternative to the word "fornication,"
which was often used to make moral judgments and had bad meanings.
Also, the idea of having sex before getting married was closely
linked to the idea of being a virgin and the social approval of that.
During that time, "virginity" meant not having a sexual relationship
until marriage. In many countries, this was seen as a very good t
hing.But over time, the phrase "premarital sex" has come to mean
something very di'erent. It grew to include any sexual activity that a
person does before getting married. Less and less attention was paid
to the relationship between the people involved, and the term started
to include all sexual experiences that happened before marriage, no
matter what the circumstances or goals were.Because of this change,
the concept of "sex before marriage
