Virginity appears as a requirement from the time when contraceptives were not widely available.
Like others said, a child would require a father to take care of it and, without marriage, the father could be anyone.
And, with a child already present, the potential husband would shirk his responsibility towards the child as it's not his.... and, most likely, would never go as far as marrying the woman.
This can be a heavy blow in a society where marriages are mostly arranged.
Within marriage, there is a father figure... and the child grows up healthy. No problem.
Nowadays, it is a strange requirement. One that can lead to a lifetime of problems, or, at least, a troublesome marriage in the bed department.
One can even argue that such old-fashioned and skewed view of sex imposed on women can lead to poor performance and, eventually, infidelity by the other spouse.
Although... the sex for sport theory can also be invoked as a cause of infidelity, so, on average, infidelity may be on the rise...
Like others said, a child would require a father to take care of it and, without marriage, the father could be anyone.
And, with a child already present, the potential husband would shirk his responsibility towards the child as it's not his.... and, most likely, would never go as far as marrying the woman.
This can be a heavy blow in a society where marriages are mostly arranged.
Within marriage, there is a father figure... and the child grows up healthy. No problem.
Nowadays, it is a strange requirement. One that can lead to a lifetime of problems, or, at least, a troublesome marriage in the bed department.
One can even argue that such old-fashioned and skewed view of sex imposed on women can lead to poor performance and, eventually, infidelity by the other spouse.
Although... the sex for sport theory can also be invoked as a cause of infidelity, so, on average, infidelity may be on the rise...
