I didn't mean to attack you or say that you were wrong or anything. I just read something, interpreted it, and responded. You are only responsible for what you say, not for how I interpret it. If my interpretation wasn't aligned with the point you were making, that's on me and I apologize. No harm, no foul beyond getting a little bit off topic, but effectively bumping the thread, perhaps giving other women who maybe can relate better a chance to see the thread and give their insight. I'm on tapatalk and can't see if anyone has responded to the original question while I've been going on a hymen tangent.

It did have lasting effects on me. That plus religion caused me to not masturbate until I was 17 despite having LOTS of sexual feelings much earlier in off out of a dual fear of going to hell and of being in intense pain. However, with a little bit of private research and a lot of reconsidering religion, I managed to overcome that particular fear. I saw something that reminded me of the rhetoric I heard that scared me able wanted to say what I know now to be true.