Women and men both get grilled everyday about their past sexual history. I have been asked by previous mates and 9 times out of 10 they couldn't provide me with a number but, held me to a standard of how many is acceptable in their minds! I can honestly say I haven't been really promiscuous in my lifetime. I feel my number is low, but men shouldn't ask because they can't handle it! More than likely they don't even know how many partners they have had. It's a double standard that will probably never fade away. Men always say they know women are lying about it. I have read that time and time again, but when you ask that same man, there numbers exceed yours by far!

In regard to this issue, should you even be asking this question at all? I know quite a few women who went ballistic on their men for even attempting to broach the topic. Why? Because we feel like you're sizing us up.

Perhaps that whole "I want to marry a virgin" idea has changed into "I want to marry a girl who hasn't slept with more than five guys." After all, we are in the midst of a sex fest.

In any sexual relationship, your sexual past must be shared to a certain extent, so if you plan to interrogate her, be prepared for it right back. And don't start asking the questions after you've had sex; find out all these things as the relationship progresses.

If you're an open-minded individual who has no skeletons in the closet, then appreciate her honesty and remember that the past is over and done with. I say the only thing that matters is a clean bill of health RIGHT NOW!