virginity

If many viral stories are to be believed, some women make millions off of ‘auctioning’ their virginity to the highest bidder. But since few of these sales are ever consummated, what’s actually being bought and sold?

We asked a variety of people who used to belong to the Church of Latter-day Saints about soaking, the current trend saturating the internet — and the various ways some Mormons try to preserve their virginity

‘It took both talk therapy and physical therapy to even be able to have sex as an adult. There was still that guilt looming over me. It was very hard to shake. I’m now married, and sex can still sometimes be difficult and painful.’