Suara.com – The soap opera Between Two Loves went viral, drawing criticism from netizens on Twitter (X). The reason is that in one scene, bloodstains are shown after the two main actors have their first night.
In the viral footage uploaded by the account @kegblgnunfaedh, Julian (Rangga Azof) admits that he is happy after having intimate relations with Shafira (Anggika Bolsterli) in the tent.
“This feels like the first time I have carried out my obligations as a husband,” said Julian to himself.
When Shafira got up and went outside the tent, Julian saw bloodstains under their blanket.
“Blood? Is Shafira still pure? She's never done anything to Rafael. Could this be bloodstains,” Julian continued to say to himself.
The blood spots displayed are indeed blurred after going through the sensor process. However, many netizens criticized the scriptwriter for perpetuating the assumption that women who are still virgins will bleed on the first night.
“This is what will make people think that a girl's first night has to bleed, even though that's not the case,” commented one account.
It should be emphasized that the appearance of blood during first sexual intercourse is not a benchmark for a woman's virginity.
Quoting Planned Parenthood, each woman has a different experience of first intimate relations, some are bloody and some are bloodless. And both are normal.
In society, there is an opinion that not bleeding on the first night means that the hymen has been torn because the penis has passed through it before. Then this means that the woman is no longer a virgin. In fact, this assumption is just a myth.
The reason is, there are a number of factors that cause the hymen not to bleed the first time you have intercourse. Quoted from Hello Sehat, including the following.
1. Be very relaxed when having intimate relations
2. The hymen is quite elastic or flexible
3. The vagina has released sufficient lubricating fluid
4. The hymen has been torn before, either due to an accident, sports activity or medical test.
5. Use tampons or menstrual cups