Yes, virginity is still a core value
GERMAINE CHONG, 18 (below) A first-year film and media-studies student at Ngee Ann Polytechnic. She lives with her parents, who are civil servants, and an older brother in a private apartment in Upper Bukit Timah.
   "MY PARENTS are quite liberal in their thinking. Their attitude to sex is this: We trust that you are old enough to know what to do, and that you will take responsibility for all your actions. There are some core values that we were brought up on, including virginity as a virtue.
    I don't approve of pre-marital sex but I can't say for sure that I will never do it when I'm older because you never know, right?
    I have friends who engage in it and I have told them off before. As a girl, you are the one at the losing end because you risk getting pregnant. Once the guy runs away, that's it, you are stuck with a heavy responsibility that you are not ready to bear.
    If it happens to me, I know my parents will be very hurt, even though they will eventually come round and give me support. Their marriage is one that I aspire to have. They're taking a holiday in Australia right now just to spend quality time with each other.
    I'm quite traditional at heart. I wouldn't mind being a housewife and I'm willing to put my family above my career. I think this has something to do with my childhood. My parents were not well off and they worked very hard when my brother and I were young, so we spent most of our time with my grandmother.
It was not as if we didn't have a happy childhood but I always felt as if there was something missing. This is why I've decided I will stay home with my children if my future husband and I can afford it. I have had two relationships before but my current boyfriend is the only one who has made me feel that this could be it.
    Divorce should be avoided if children are involved, as they are the ones who will suffer the most. But if a couple is really unhappy, then they should put an end to their misery. Still, it should remain a last resort.
     After all, Hollywood-style romances are a fantasy. You have to work hard for a happy ending in real life."
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