He is insecure (as noted by how often he feels the need to reference his education or how he is physically attractive or where he has been in the world in discussions).
....if you don't mind me saying this. ...I think you're loaded with insecurities yourself
@Dove.
Your response about having sex on a first date with your current husband reached this odd crescendo of self defensiveNess.
And I wasn't upset so much as puzzled as to why you responded like that.
Cripes nobody is asking you to provide a ratonal as to why you chose to have sex on a first date. Plus I found it contradictory that if you did it why you disapprove of others doing it. Personally I don't give a hoot about your actions or others in that regard.
In addition nobody demands that you or any other woman/girl be forced or pressured into having sex with a stranger. I don't condone it but don't condemn it either. And you can wait til the 2nd date, 3rd date or hey...never. that what sexual freedom is about. Giving the woman the ability to set her boundaries and make da rules.
Maybe what irks you about this issue is there is no right or wrong good or bad either. This is a problem I find among conservatives. They see everything as a black and white issue and nothing in between.
I also find North American Anglo culture in Canada and the States to be very uptight where sexual mores are concerned.