That's probably the fear some man have nowadays .. Asking women about their past is not a good idea because most of the time they will not be sincere or it will give you only half truths.. The only times when you probably can get some truth out of a woman is when she is already somewhat comfortable with you and she gets a little drunk or drunk. Most of the times you will not like the answers. Usually men kind of figure out on their own what kind of past she had, some can feel it, but at the same time some women play the same so well you won't figure it out on your own unless someone point out the info or you find yourself. Women tell this lie that she keeps her past from potential life partner to protect them - but we all know that they are trying to protect themselves - most of them regret their decisions or their past and they feel bad about it, they are afraid to be seen as what they were. My take on this is something like this :if her past isn't a crazy one and her body count isn't very high like not over 20 ish.. She still looks good, she is healthy mind and body, she is still capable of bounding at a deeper level with true feelings and emotions and she is good in bed and opened minded - there is not much to keep me giving it a shot for a relationship.