History Main / NatureAbhorsAVirgin

* Tim Drake makes an interesting case, prior to Flashpoint in ''ComicBook/RobinSeries'' and ''ComicBook/RedRobin'', Tim was a virgin and happy that way. He turned down his first girlfriend's proposition for sex and the closest he came to sex was when he was nearly raped and murdered by ComicBook/RasAlGhul's sister. His New 52 counterpart on the other hand lost his virginity when Trigon possessed him and then used his body to rape Solstice and Wonder Girl (and Tim obviously) and then everyone involved decided they'd enjoyed being raped and Tim and WG started dating. His more sane pre-Flashpoint counterpart made a reappearance in ComicBook/{{Convergence}} where he and his long time girlfriend Stephanie Brown decided to have sex, only for their injuries to make it impractical so they just cuddled instead.

* Downplayed in ''Film/TheFlash2023'' when an accidental contact with Wonder Woman's Lasso of Truth makes Barry Allen say that he knows about sex but has never actually experienced it (Batman is also in contact with the Lasso, so at least he's not alone in his embarrassment). After meeting an AlternateSelf who's dating his childhood crush Iris West, Barry finally summons up the courage at the end of the movie to accept Iris's suggestion that they go out on a date.

* In ''Film/PoliceAcademy2TheirFirstAssignment'', gun nut Tackleberry tries to hint to his friend Mahoney that he is still a virgin. Mahoney keeps failing to take the hint resulting in Tackleberry telling him directly a bit louder than he'd intended. This stuns everyone nearby into an awkward silence. Tackleberry is able to score with a fellow officer he develops an interest in - also a gun nut.

* The trope is played with in ''Webcomic/MenageA3''. Early on, it is revealed that the nerdish protagonist Gary is, unusually for character in this comic, a virgin (and not happy about it), and from then on, much of the story is about attempts to get Gary laid. However, various factors, meaning mostly Gary's extreme geekiness, seem to conspire against this, leading many readers to assume that Gary would only have sex at the end of the comic's run. Then, more or less out of the blue, Gary got laid -- and not just once, either. The twist to ''that'' was that having sex was far from the end of Gary's problems, or his geekiness, although it wasn't actually unpleasant for him.

* Partially averted in ''[[Series/DegrassiJuniorHigh Degrassi: School's Out]]''. Joey loses his virginity, but Snake doesn't.

* In ''Theatre/OrpheusInTheUnderworld'', Artemis is ''supposed'' to be virginal but really wants to get it on with her boyfriend; Jupiter nips this in the bud by turning him into a stag.

* "The Riddler" from Music/{{Nightwish}} has the line "...for nature hates virginity..."

** The best example of subverting this is [[AlphaBitch Power Squad captain]] Holly J thinking she's the only virgin on the squad. She immediately looks for a man to just pop one off. After being rejected she decides it isn't worth it, and waits for love.

!Examples

* Much of the plot of ''Manga/ShonanJunaiGumi'' is driven by Ryuji and Eikichi's efforts to lose their virginities. By the time of ''Manga/GreatTeacherOnizuka'', Eikichi still hasn't succeeded.

This trope can be used to head off a VirginSacrifice. The inversion of VirginTension. Compare YouNeedToGetLaid. Not to be confused with NatureAdoresAVirgin, but that trope might help explain why this trope happens, depending on the work.

* ''Series/TheMightyBoosh'': Howard is outed as a virgin at his "32nd" birthday. He's also never kissed by this time, or even held hands. He does get kissed by his friend Vince in order to pretend that they were a couple to fool an angry shaman, and after dealing with the awkwardness that followed, he's seen leaving with a woman, but it is unclear if he ended up getting laid or not.

* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick {{Lampshaded}} this in her review of ''Film/HocusPocus''. She especially mocked the issue of said virgin being ''15''.
** Thunder crashes nearly every time she speaks the word "virgin".

* In the ''Film/JamesBond'' film ''Film/LiveAndLetDie'' the tarot reader Solitaire only keeps her predictive powers for as long as she remains a virgin. BigBad Kananga makes it clear that its up to him how long she gets to keep her powers, and when the time comes he will take care of them personally. Too bad for him that Bond got there first...
** [[spoiler: In the end, it's is revealed, that it's only a lie. She claimed that to avoid the fate of taken advantage of by Kananga.]]
* In a possible subversion, The Sorceress in ''Film/TheScorpionKing'' is kept as a virgin by the evil Prince so as to retain her predictive powers. After our hero rescues her and they get together, he asks her whether this means that her powers have disappeared. She tells him that virginity has no effect on her powers, but "can you think of a better legend for my ancestors to have started in order to protect all of us?".

* In ''Film/PoliceAcademy2TheirFirstAssignment'', gun nut Tackleberry tries to hint to his friend Mahoney that he is still a virgin. Mahoney keeps failing to take the hint resulting in Tackleberry telling him directly a bit louder than he'd intended. This stuns everyone nearby into an awkward silence. Tackleberry is able to score with a fellow officer he'd developed an interest in - also a gun nut.

** When Dean finds out that Castiel is a virgin, he makes it a mission to help him lose it, as it could be their last night alive. He doesn't lose it (though [[DeathIsCheap he did die]]). However, when he {{fall|enAngel}}s in season 9, he quickly loses his virginity (without any help from Dean).

*** Later revealed that they hadn't but in the fifth episode of season 3 they decide to lose their virginity to each other after much discussion in an episode appropriately titled "[[TheirFirstTime The First Time]]".

* The B-Plot of the ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' episode, "Jaynestown" ... sort of. Inara is hired by Magistrate Higgins to deflower his 26-year-old son. Fess is ashamed of being a virgin because he buys into [[VirginShaming his father's attitude]] that it makes him "not yet a man." Part of Inara's "service" to Fess is teaching him that virginity is nothing to be ashamed of, and losing it won't make him an adult. The B-plot ends with Fess being inspired to achieve something, (a nice uplifting bit to ease the depressing way the A-plot ended).

* On the Discovery Health TalkShow ''For Women Only: Berman and Berman'', Dr Laura Berman, a sex therapist and Dr. Jennifer Berman, a urologist did a show on teens and sex. They discussed the "pros" and "cons" of virginity. When presenting the case for [[SexAsRiteOfPassage becoming sexually active]], the two doctors pointed out that an active sex life keeps up a regular blood flow to the pelvic arteries, keeps vaginal tissues in shape and strengthens the vaginal muscles, supporting the concept of "use it or lose it". They also mentioned that sexual activity can also lead to lighter and shorter menstrual periods. Both of them also mentioned that the younger someone is when she starts having sex, the easier it is make emotional and sexual adjustments and that when she marries is more likely to reach orgasm during the first year of marriage. Also both doctors pointed out that earlier and more frequent sex can improve physical and mental health.

* From the [[EvilOverlordListCellblockB Evil Overlord List]]: "If a malignant being demands a sacrificial victim have a particular quality, I will check to make sure said victim has this quality immediately before the sacrifice and not rely on earlier results."
** "Especially if the quality is virginity and the victim is the hero's girlfriend."

** Thunder crashes nearly every time she speaks the word "Virgin."

'''Lois''': Look, Meg, A: ear sex is just unnatural and B:... How do I say this? Vaginal intercourse is... it's just tops. It's the bee's knees. Oh, when you rattle it around just right... oh my God! I mean do you remember when we had that old car with and used to take the old dirt road on purpose? Meg...Meg?\\