There is a reason why virtually every culture throughout history has had a strict ban on women not having premarital sex - at least, not with any man but her intended husband.
This article is a bit much - the DNA received through unprotected sex is thought to affect only the ovaries and is a factor with the first partner the woman has - but it sure does explain why high-ranking people through history demanded that a woman be a virgin at marriage. Even having been married before was a no-go, and this is why.
In the the thousands of years before blood tests and DNA tests became available, these people must have been observing something - observing that women who had had earlier partners sometimes had kids that somewhat resembled another man, either physically or mentally or both. This explains why.
Look up something called "telegony"
There is a reason why virtually every culture throughout history has had a strict ban on women not having premarital sex - at least, not with any man but her intended husband.
This article is a bit much - the DNA received through unprotected sex is thought to affect only the ovaries and is a factor with the first partner the woman has - but it sure does explain why high-ranking people through history demanded that a woman be a virgin at marriage. Even having been married before was a no-go, and this is why.
In the the thousands of years before blood tests and DNA tests became available, these people must have been observing something - observing that women who had had earlier partners sometimes had kids that somewhat resembled another man, either physically or mentally or both. This explains why.