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Biologically, losing one’s virginity means having potential-baby-making sex for the first time

Biologically, losing one’s virginity means having potential-baby-making sex for the first time

Determining virginity is tough, because you have to first define the term, and then get people to be honest about their sexual histories. Mary Delaney Cooke / Corbis / Getty Images

Lifelong virgins are not uncommon in nature. In some social insect communities – bees, ants and wasps, for example – a small percentage of individuals are “breeders,” and almost everybody else works their butts off taking care of their kids (#nojudgment). Continue reading Biologically, losing one’s virginity means having potential-baby-making sex for the first time