Have just discovered a very cogent article on ninemsn, one of Down Under's main news sites. Here is a description of the site on wikipedia: "ninemsn is an Australian 50/50 joint venture between Microsoft and PBL Media. It effectively acts as the website for both the Nine Network and MSN, and is one of Australia's most popular websites.[1] It is the default homepage for Internet Explorer 6 users in Australia, and the website that automatically appears when Australian users sign out of Windows Live Hotmail."

One of the associate producers, Nick Pearson, wrote about his choice to preserve his abstinence and protect his virginity, and why. Within hours, three hundred and fifty mostly supportive (although there were of course some detractors! :)) user comments appeared yesterday, and the maintainers of the site closed the story to further commenting because the site could not handle unlimited comments. Many people waxed rhapsodic about someone choosing to put such a lifestyle choice out there on a mainstream venue, held forth on the unnecessary stigma endured by virgins, and counted themselves among persons making similar decisions.

I could excerpt from the comments below, but there are so many that it would be well nigh exhausting. So take a peep, if you so desire- at the link above.