Very eloquently put, I've noticed that even the most liberal and open minded men will instinctively wince when hearing a woman's body count.Exactly. A woman who doesn't have sex with a man is less emotionally invested in him. Hence, she's coming from a position of strength. This power is stronger if no one has ever gotten to her.
Even secularists have their own mores around sexual activity where less is more. Especially for women. Women are at a biological disadvantage and have a higher parental investment than men.
Ever wonder why even these men do not like to hear about these women's body count. I wonder why? Because psychologically a man that is serious about a woman doesn't like the idea of someone else having been with her which includes non-Muslims. There are of course those few with cuckolding fetish or the consensually non monogamous types that don't care.
It's weird wallahi. I never thought I'd place this much importance on chastity and sharaf growing up, alhamdulilla though.