I actually disagree that virginity
should mean something to you. It goes back to the days where virginity determined a woman's worth.

(Feminist here, can you tell?) Still gets me

when I think about it, especially those purity pledges and whatnot. As long as people are responsible and don't hurt others, doesn't matter to me what they do together in bed. Or don't do in bed. Whichever is the case.
Even when I was a virgin, it just meant I hadn't had intercourse yet. It didn't mean I was saving myself for that extra-special person to unwrap. That's like saying I'm only worth something to my partner because I haven't been touched by another man. (Again, the feminism thing.)
I just didn't want to jump into things before I was ready. That was my principle.
I don't know, I don't want to offend anybody, but to me, being a virgin holds just about the same importance as being gay. It's something ABOUT you, but it's such a small part of what makes you who you are, I don't understand how many people make it the big deal that it seems to be.