Penetration, not pain, is what most marks a woman’s first intercourse.

Evidence

Here we reach the crucial problem of feminine eroticism: at the beginning of her erotic life, woman’s abdication is not rewarded by a wild and confident sensual pleasure. She would readily sacrifice modesty and pride if it meant opening up the gates of paradise. But it has been seen that defloration is not a successful accomplishment of youthful eroticism; it is on the contrary an unusual phenomenon; vaginal pleasure is not attained immediately; according to Stekel’s statistics—confirmed by many sexologists and psychologists—barely 4 percent of women experience pleasure at the first coitus; 50 percent do not reach vaginal pleasure for weeks, months, or even years. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 988 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Most women do not experience vaginal pleasure at first coitus. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 988

Broader Connections

• Most women do not experience vaginal pleasure at first coitus. #corroborates (0.80) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 988