Well, we view it as so important because it's a rite of passage. Movies also play it up big time. It's like weddings, how little girls dream of their big day and put so much importance on it being perfect.

If it makes you feel any better, I lost my virginity to a date rape. I never said anything about it and just put it out of my mind, and that guy frequents my facebook because he is the brother of a friend. If I see his face, I just snarl. It helped, though, to see that he's had a miserable life. Karma's a b!