When I was dating, back in the "olden days", things were the opposite. You were a "slut" if you had sex before marriage. I (and most of my friends) waited until we were married. That didn't mean we didn't fool around, but we knew what the "rules" were. It wasn't for religious reasons, either. Personally, I think it's sad that times have changed, and I think highly of those who choose to wait until they are married. I don't look down on those who don't wait, but I wonder if we were better off the way it used to be.