We’valentine ideas for my husband been independently researching and testing products for over 120 years. If you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more about our review process. I didn’t even kiss him until we were at the altar.

Growing up in a Christian home, I was raised to view my virginity as almost as important as my salvation. It was my most precious possession, to be guarded at all costs — and the loss of it before marital bliss was possibly the most shameful thing that could possibly have happened to me. I took those warnings to heart. It’s difficult to understand if you didn’t grow up in the church, but the focus on purity before marriage is so pervasive in many Christian circles that I didn’t even question it. Of course I would wait until marriage.