Slightly more than half of high school students are virgins. And half of those who have had sex say they wish they hadn't. The F word is not the most commonly used word in the English language. Everyone worth knowing does not drive a trendy new car, wear only name brands and live in luxury. Divorce is not something that happens smoothly and easily and without long-term problems.
People still value commitments and relationships and character.
Most of this group are neither as family-oriented or as religiously inclined as the average American. It is they, not we, who are the minority. But their visibility and influence, magnified a million times by media, makes them appear as a majority. They will be able to stand aside a bit and see error as error, figure consequences for actions, and take some comfort in the fact that what they believe is more common than it sometimes seems. What You've Worked for and Waited for, and What You Give.