The #NoHymenNoDiamond Guide to Marriage or The Seven Habits of Magical Thinking, Misogyny and Matrimony

There is an absurd twitter hashtag trending, #NoHymenNoDiamond along with #NoCherryDontMarry, as in “if a woman is not a virgin, she is damaged goods and no man should marry her.” Wow, 2015, you are a treasure trove of outdated moralistic surprises. Needless to say, there is also a backlash. This consists of important challenges to the values of the hashtag, as well as basic anatomy lessons.

Abstinence. How convenient that it should trend just as the House voted to defund Planned Parenthood…

Determined to do my part, I created…

The #NoHymenNoDiamond Guide to Marriage.

You’re welcome.

The #NoHymenNoDiamond guide to marriage: 1. $$: when my husband lost his job, we just visualized my intact hymen on our wedding day. Voila!

— A y a d e L e o n (@AyadeLeon) September 28, 2015

The #NoHymenNoDiamond guide to marriage: 3. Parenting: name all children Hymen, so yelling at them reminds you purity equals a charmed life.

— A y a d e L e o n (@AyadeLeon) September 28, 2015

The #NoHymenNoDiamond guide to marriage: 5. Sex: if things start to fizzle in the bedroom just whisper "hymen,oh hymen!" in his ear. So hot!

— A y a d e L e o n (@AyadeLeon) September 28, 2015

The #NoHymenNoDiamond guide to marriage: 7. Balancing Career: no need! Your sole requirement is virginity. Personality? Interests? Optional.

— A y a d e L e o n (@AyadeLeon) September 28, 2015