And it is common for women who have already had sex to be racked by guilt. A 29-year-old computer programmer who has had sex with both her previous boyfriend and her current one says she feels she is "let ting her parents down."
至於已發生性行為的女孩，內心存在罪惡感的情形也很普遍，一位和前後任男友都發生性關係的廿九歲女性電腦程式設計師坦承，她至今仍覺「對不起父母」。