Most Indian men want virgin brides

Nov 6, 8:17 AM (ET)

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Nearly two-thirds of young Indian men expect the woman they marry to be a virgin, but nearly half have had sex with prostitutes, according to a poll.

The survey of more than 2,500 men aged between 16 and 25 conducted by India Today magazine across 11 cities found that 49 percent claimed to have had sex with a sex worker while 37 percent said they had had a homosexual experience.

But 63 percent of young men in conservative India said they expected the women they married to be a virgin.

The average age of their first sexual encounter appears to be falling -- to 18 years from 23 in a similar survey two years ago, but condom use is on the rise, the report said. More than half of the men surveyed said they always used a condom.

Fourteen percent of those surveyed said they had had sex with a member of their own family.

OK HAVING SEX AT A YOUNG AGE. I HAVE HEARD OF THAT. BUT HAVING SEX WITH YOUR OWN FAMILY MEMBER. EWWWWW!!

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Father kills daughter because he doubted her virginity

AMMAN, Jordan - A Jordanian man fatally shot his 17-year-old daughter whom he suspected of having sex despite a medical exam that proved her chastity, an official said Thursday. The man surrendered to police hours after the killing, saying he had done it for family honor.

The father shot the girl four times in the head on Tuesday. On Wednesday, an autopsy was performed that again showed "she was still a virgin," the pathologist said.

The crime is the first "honor killing" this year in Jordan, where many men consider sex out of wedlock to be an almost indelible stain on a family's reputation. On average, about 20 women in the country are killed by their relatives in such cases each year. Women have been killed for simply dating.

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I may be old fashioned but I believe in an "eye for an eye". If someone commits murder, kills their parents, children, or anyone for personal gain, should receive the same punishment. The death penalty is outlawed in some states but someone like that crazy nut at Virginia Tech should have not been able to take the easy way out. Someone else should have shot him point blank. If he were captured and imprisoned justice would not have been done. There are so many laws to protect someone like him. Still, I feel that one of the family members, best friends, etc should have been the one to pull the trigger.

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