I was given a good Catholic upbringing. The majority of the people I associated with and respected were male, and so I absorbed much of their attitudes, likes, and dislikes. I heard over and over again the kvetch that women would just never give it up and let themselves go to seed and be nagging bitches as soon as you say "I do". How women had sand in the vag, meat curtains, and various other derogatory descriptors. I swore that I'd never be that girl - I never wanted anything like that said about me.
But I also swore to remain abstinent until marriage - it was frustrating to my boyfriend, but he respected my choice. Until he went to college. Then he decided to dump me so he could have sex - something Prager endorsed. It tore me apart, so I gave it up - also something he endorsed. It was a terrible first time, five minutes in and out, and three days later he'd already had number two. Being in the Prager mindset myself, I assumed this was because I was not being satisfying enough. So I tried again. And again. To no avail, just to the detriment of any self-esteem I'd ever had.
But that wasn't the worst of it.
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