however society had perpetually played out the scenario of a woman being beholden to her virginity while a man is validated by his virility.

And no disrespect to God's intentions, but I think what was intended was that we procreate, which is why sex feels amazing, because were it unenjoyable we would probably be extinct. Similarly it is why food tastes delicious, because if we didn't eat we'd die. It is a complimentarity of structure and function.

What we have done is gone a step beyond to govern what those feelings mean, who should do them and when one should participate. But those are more our intentions than God's. Were Adam and Eve married? Or were they paired together before marriage? Were Cane and Abel out of wedlock? Or were they God's intention? Even Jesus died on the cross before we participated in the body of Christ's church. That is a big physical commitment before we put a ring on it.