Although I have experimented a bit with oral sex, I still consider myself a virgin since I haven't had intercourse. My question is, when I eventually do have sex, how important is it that I tell my partner beforehand (or, for that matter, ever) that it is my first time? I'm neither ashamed nor proud of my virginity ? it's more just a matter of circumstance. Even so, I am not exactly sure how to...

In object-oriented programs built in layers, an object at a higher level of abstraction is implemented by objects at lower levels of abstraction. It is usually crucial to correctness that a lower-level object not be shared among several higher-level objects. This paper unveils some difficulties in writing procedure specifications strong enough to guarantee that a lower-level object can be used ...

Once widely spread in the Dinaric Mountains part of Balkan Peninsula swearing to virginity was a social and cultural custom recorded among all groups inhabiting area. In absence capable adult man household, daughter would take over his role by ‘becoming’ man. The standard explanation is that function this practice enabling continuation household’s economic, social, religious activities. We argu...

Although I have experimented a bit with oral sex, I still consider myself a virgin since I haven't had intercourse. My question is, when I eventually do have sex, how important is it that I tell my partner beforehand (or, for that matter, ever) that it is my first time? I'm neither ashamed nor proud of my virginity ? it's more just a matter of circumstance. Even so, I am not exactly sure how to...

The meaning extraction method (MEM), an advanced computerized text analysis technique, was used to analyze women's sexual self-schemas. Participants (n=239) completed open-ended essays about their personal feelings associated with sex and sexuality. These essays were analyzed using the MEM, a procedure designed to extract common themes from natural language. Using the MEM procedure, we extracte...