re: Does it matter if someone you want to marry is a virgin or not?
Respect.
I’m really with the “past is the past” crowd. I personally think (and obviously what i may think may not be what others agree with) that everyone who does find their ideal person won’t care after a while whether he/she is a virgin, as long as they show loyalty and love. If you have not known someone too long and they are showing interest in you, maybe saying “I’VE HAD SEX BEFORE” isn’t the best idea. If they ask its a different story but bringing it up out of the blue is not the best way to go about it in my opinion. They may not care about it in the future, but they would certainly care about it when they are weighing you up.
Ofcourse there are those who would say “but by not telling them you’re lying to them”, which is fair enough.
Also there are those who may get seriously deeply hurt even after like 30 years of a wonderful, loyal and happy marriage, which is also fair enough. Each to his/her own.