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Oct 2022
26m 17s

I Wanted To Be A 'Good Girl'

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Andrea grew up attending an evangelical church in Texas, where she was taught to abstain from sex until marriage and keep herself sexually "pure." That early sex education—and her decision to have premarital sex anyway—had long-lasting impact, well into her adulthood. This episode was part of our series called Our Sex (Mis)Educations. Find the entire series ... Show More
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