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Before the 1950s, "premarital sex" meant physical contact betweentwo people before they got married. Back then, it wascommon in Western countries for men and women to get marriedafter they turned 21. Also, there were no big worries or taboos abouthaving sex before getting married. Most people just thought thatpeople who had sex would eventually get married. The term "premaritalsex" was created as an alternative to the word "fornication,"which was often used to make moral judgments and had bad meanings.Also, the idea of having sex before getting married was closelylinked to the idea of being a virgin and the social approval of that.During that time, "virginity" meant not having a sexual relationshipuntil marriage. In many countries, this was seen as a very good thing.But over time, the phrase "premarital sex" has come to meansomething very di'erent. It grew to include any sexual activity that aperson does before getting married. Less and less attention was paidto the relationship between the people involved, and the term startedto include all sexual experiences that happened before marriage, nomatter what the circumstances or goals were.Because of this change,the concept of "sex before marriage

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