Woman, don't sell yourself short!

I know that I didn't read this for FAML 160, but I am reading it for my Marriage class. I feel like this is something important to point out. Here is information about the source that I'm about to share:


SHOULD WE LIVE TOGETHER?
What Young Adults Need to Know about Cohabitation before Marriage
A Comprehensive Review of Recent Research
David Popenoe and  Barbara Dafoe Whitehead 
THE NATIONAL MARRIAGE PROJECT : The Next Generation Series


Anyway, here is the quote I want to share from it, " In developing such principles it is important to note that, because men and women differ somewhat in their sexual and mate-selection strategies, cohabitation often has a different meaning for each sex.  Women tend to see it as a step toward eventual marriage, while men regard it more as a sexual opportunity without the ties of long-term commitment. A woman's willingness to cohabit runs the risk of sending men precisely the wrong signal. What our grandmothers supposedly knew might well be true: If a woman truly wants a man to marry her, wisdom dictates a measure of playing hard to get."

The message I want to share to all woman is: Don't sell yourself short. Remember who you are and that you should be treated right. Don't allow yourself to be seen as an object--something men can just sleep with--but as the amazing person you really are. Make them prove to you that they really see you as important and worth it by not doing anything sexually with them until after marriage.