Society has us caught up into sex and pleasing our mate so they want go anywhere else.
Men and women alike will agree, we want to sample the goods before we marry a person. Believe me the old days of no sex before marriage is pretty much obsolete. I can tell you from personal experience I would never marry anyone again without having sex with them first.
I married at the age of 27. This person had all the qualities I was looking for in a mate. Nice job, nice looking, supportive,....was very into me. My mate didn't want to have sex before marriage. I thought, "how admirable". Not! This person was terrible in bed. How can you get to the age of 27 almost 30 and not know your body. Didn't know how to move...I mean simple clumsy. Do you know how frustrating it is to have sex with someone and you are so busy teaching them what to do, you don't get yours.
Now things are more complicated. Plain sex is not enough. We have to have variety. I'm comparing you and you are comparing me. I got to do something different than want you've had before. Yes, our egos play a big roll in bed. Foreplay has really gotten creative.
So if we are doing all this while we are dating, what are we saving for our mate in marriage?