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Originally Posted by vautrain
Wait a minute, I said "if it takes someone 40 years to be mature enough to handle sex...". This has nothing to do with the reasons you mention above. I was responding to your original statement which was (emphasis added):
I still say, if someone at age 39 isn't mature enough to handle sex, there could be an underlying problem with that individual.
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Yes, but she's saying that the bare minimum age should be that at which the person is mature enough. Age of virginity can be extended through personal preferences and other outlying factors.
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Agreed, but we're talking about 40 year old virgins, aren't we? Biologically, it's disadvantageous.
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This is also a very complex argument. At the moment, overpopulation is threatening to destroy our species. Procreation to advance the species is not a cut-and-dried issue, especially when looking at humans.
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As I said, it's an individual choice, but one with consequences. I know a couple of people who will *only* ever eat at Olive Garden restaurants, when they go out to eat. The Olive Garden isn't a bad place to eat, but they are missing out on a lot of different culinary experiences, aren't they?
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But that only refers to people who wait until marriage, then don't get divorced. If someone just waits until they find someone they are into enough and have been with long enough, or wait until they have some sort of goal accomplished, or just wait until it finally falls into their lap (pardon the expression), then there's really no consequence that I can see. Besides, that type of consequence could be applied to pretty much everything in life, and everyone will have aspects of themselves that they do not know, or know well at least.