I wrote a thread several years ago here called How to Spot a Unicorn. I go into detail about what defines a good woman there.
And at 18-25 I was studying at university (I earned a BS and a BA in the same 4 years), was pre-Med, in student government and a sorority. I did not lose the V card until my early 20s with a serious boyfriend of 2 years. After that ended I dated the next boyfriend for 5 years. So ya. No carousel here, lol.
I had plenty of fun socializing but had no need to w h o r e around. I knew of girls who did of course and heard the disgusting things said about them too. I valued my reputation and always dated with an eye toward marriage. It’s how I was raised, and how I’ve raised my kids too.
Sorry to rain on your parade, but that doesn't make you an unicorn but a practically twice divorced woman.
When you're with someone for 2 years, 5 years, you're for all intents and purposes married to the guy.
IMO both a former carousel rider and someone with a couple of several year-long failed relationships are poor prospects for LTR.
While
@BeExcellent has a lower partner count that she could have had in theory,
@pipeman84 also makes accurate statements here.
If
@BeExcellent didn't lost her virginity until her early 20s, that was later in life than her peer group. In the 1984-1992 time period (when she would have been 15-23), most women were losing their virginity in the range of ages 15-18. So if
@BeExcellent lost it at 22, that would have been 4-7 years later than most of her peers of that era, so they had 4-7 years more time to put up more partners. That reduced her potential partner count.
At a certain point, everyone is going to have a certain number of failed relationships and baggage from them. A history that includes a failed 2 year non-marital relationship, a failed 5 year non-marital relationship, and a divorce involving 3 kids is going to be a damaging. The last situation has the most damage on a woman's SMV. I'm not sure it is fair to count failed LTRs of 2+ years to be quasi marriages. If we count failed 2+ year relationships as "marriages", the average 30+ year old has more "divorces" to their names.
After how many partners does someone become a carousel rider? There are data points that show that the more partners a woman has prior to marriage, marital outcomes are typically worse. This focuses more on first time brides, but we do know that 2nd and 3rd marriages tend to fail more than 1st marriages. If a 1st marriage fails, many people might be wise in forgoing any future marriages if they want to avoid future divorces.