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Woman Auctions Virginity, Germany to Tax Her 69 Percent
Wow. And we complain about high taxes in the US!
Romanian-born Alina Percea, 18, auctioned off her virginity to an Italian businessman (for only $18,000!) and now she's facing some pretty stiff taxes in Germany where she goes to school — 50 percent straight away because they're deeming her act prostitution (legal there) and then a 19 percent VAT (value added tax) because she earned her money so quickly!
Group Therapy: It's My First Relationship and I Need Advice!
I'm 23 and have never had a boyfriend. I've dated in the past, but as soon as it got anywhere (like after two dates and before we'd ever kiss) I'd bolt and just quit talking to the guy altogether. Recently I got a friend request on Facebook from a guy that was best friends with my older brother 15 years ago.
Virginity For Sale
In controversial news, a 22-year-old woman is making headlines everywhere by offering her virginity to the highest bidder in the hopes of earning money for grad school. Commenting on the scandal this is causing, an article in Reuters notes that many who've weighed in on this strange scenario think it's just a desperate attempt at fame, while others consider such an act synonymous with prostitution. The woman offered her own insight:
I don't think auctioning my virginity will solve all my problems but it will create some financial stability.
On the Newsstand: Virgin Voyage . . . in Space
Virgin Galactic may be close to making space tourism a reality, according to the latest issue of The Economist. The firm just unveiled its plan to give customers with a couple hundred grand a trip to outer space. And there may be more exciting things to come.
You Asked: How Can I Make our First Time Special?
Dear Sugar--
Alright. My boyfriend and I are about to have sex for the first time sometime soon. I am not a virgin, and neither is he, but here is my question.
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Sunday Confessional: She Doesn't Want to Date a Virgin
This week's anonymous confession comes from the TrèsSugar Community group Confession Booth. This confessor finds herself worried about dating a vrigin. She explains:
"I am seeing an absolutely amazing guy.
Virginity Pledges Don't Mean Much
For years, there has been an ongoing battle between two opposing ways of schooling: sex education and abstinence only education. A new study may help sex education win this war once and for all since research shows that encouraging teens to be abstinent until marriage is ineffective. For teens who are taught to wait, some are also encouraged to publicly declare their decision to remain a virgin.
10 Common Places to Lose Your Virginity
Whether you lost your virginity when you were 14 or 24, I'm sure many of you hold that memory close to your heart. It may not have been as glamorous or enjoyable as you dreamed it would be, but nothing can make you forget how it went down. Since I've heard my fair share of virginity stories, I've come up with a list of 10 common places where people get it on for the first time.
How Old Were You When You Lost Your Virginity?
In a hard-to-believe fit of modesty, sexy funny lady Tina Fey revealed to David Letterman last night that she was 24 before she lost her virginity and "couldn't give it away." (I'm incredulous about the latter claim — not that she was 24.)
I don't think I know anyone who waited that long, but everyone has her reasons for delaying sex. Honestly, I think being ready to have sex is better than "getting it out of the way" as I hear some people describe their motivations for having sex for the first time.
56-Year-Old Woman Declares Virginity at Wrong Education Hearing
To make her point that you can teach kids that they can be sexual without taking their clothes off, this former schoolteacher declared that she was still a virgin at 56 in front of a crowd at the Texas Education Agency during what she thought was their sex-ed hearing. ("Technically" a virgin. What does that even mean?) How would she have linked these two things together?
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