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Originally Posted by MarchHare
This is such a ridiculous thing to say that I'm not sure if you're serious or purposely trolling.
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It's ridiculous, but it is a widely held attitude. It's completely sexist, but it boils down to the belief (which is mostly true) that a woman can have sex largely whenever she wants to, so the ones who don't are to be idolized for exhibiting self-control. The other side of it is ego and insecurity. Guys tend to compete with each other in almost every regard including "sexual conquests." This leads to this idea that if other men have slept with the woman you're with, you've somehow been one-upped.
Again, it's a dumb attitude, but I think it's more a reflection of Western society's unhealthy sexual attitudes/repression.
EDIT: And not to go all Karl Marx here, but this is also a reflection of capitalist values.