[Poll] How many ex's are too many?

Imagine that you are age 21, and you recently started dating someone who is the same age as you. You feel like you have very good chemistry with this person, and you'd seriously consider marriage with this person if things went well enough down the line.

For some reason, the two of you are going to the doctors office together. For annual screening, your partner just filled out a sexual health survey for STI/STD screening purposes. Just as your partner goes in for a checkup, he/she hands over the survey to the receptionist, but the paper slips and falls to the ground without anyone noticing.

Trying to be helpful, you pick up the survey, but happen to see one of the questions your partner responded:

Q: How many sexual partners have you had in your lifetime?
A: [-fill in the blank-]
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When you see this, your hand shakes and you almost drop the paper from shock. It was way more than you expected, and you're no longer sure whether dating your significant other is a good idea.

What number did you see?

 

If they didn't have intercourse, infinite?

 

On these types of surveys, it implies that you had intercourse

 

I'm in shock because there is a picture of a smily face! But the smily face is like this (-: instead of properly like this : ) ... that is grounds for ending a relationship.

PS are people even honest on those surveys?

 

*has never dated*
*is still a virgin*
*socially inept*

I don’t think I qualify for the survey.... But probably 5 if I go off of how many my sister has had.

 

Being religious I personally don't want to have had a sexual partner before marriage but the amount of sexual partners they have had is not a reason to look down upon someone as people change and hold different priorities at different times

 

if i truly love her, the past doesn't matter to me...

 

Well, does having too much intercourse mean something? I would ask about it, but it's not something that would bother me really, past relationships are that, past. Look to the future ~

Biggest problems are deseases.

 

Doesnt matter as long as i can still feel the sides and is loyal

 

depends on how may you knew about before hand

 

The only reason why it would be important would be disease but there are usually ways around that

 

Either way i'll have you bleed, whether i punch you in the face or not depends on you!~

 

Agreeing with this guy, but the human mind is not to always be trusted at times, you may feel betrayed, disloyal may arise, and so.

Again, it really just depends on what sort of situation, but to me, I'd probably go with a someone who hasn't dated yet, so the experiences for her and for me would be awkward and fun, gotta make life a fun one if you want to keep on making a relationship going.

 

This is NUF.

Why isn't 0 an option?

I've had nada. I'm so pure. My yang has not been contaminated.

 

I a make was originally going to say it doesn't matter but then I saw 21+ and realised if some one has that many ex's there must be something. A couple life lessons teach you what the one on to heart looks like. If you still hazardously dive in relationships that means you are incapable or unwilling to learn, change or acknowledge your mistakes and that is toxic in any relationship.

 

This is based on the thing from Wujigege's profile post isn't it. An interesting topic as far as my philosophy classes are concerned

 

I don't think I would try for a sexual relationship with someone with AIDS, there is simply a bit too much of a risk for me. But, were I to love her adopting a kid and living together wouldn't be that bad. Though I won't really know till I experience something like that.

 

What is this "significant other" and "partner" and "dating" that you speak of?
Is it food?, is it a game? is it a toy?, is it a car? I must know
edit (added image)

 

Someone who is 21 and hasn't even dated before? I think you are upping the hurdle a bit much no?

 

Does just Sex partners count or are we excluding those?