Says Lin: "Contradictions stick out like a sore thumb when it comes to ideas about the importance of virginity." Even though 30-40 % of youth favor premarital sex, half of both boys and girls still say it matters to them whether the person they marry is a virgin. The feeling is especially strong among boys.
「從『處女情結』中特別可以看出青少年性觀念的凌亂腳步，」林惠生說，即使有三至四成的青少年贊成婚前性行為，但在兩性關係上，也有半數的青少年仍在乎未來配偶是否為處男或處女，其中尤以男性為甚。