Im a virgin bride who cant have sex due to a rare medical condition I discovered on my wedding night

A newlywed says she waited more than 40 years to have sex for the first time on her wedding night — only to discover her hymen is so thick she is unable to do it. Sarah Jones-Green, 44, was brought up in a Christian household and wanted to wait until marriage to have sex, out of respect for her beliefs. She also saw intimacy as “something special” and didn’t want to lose her virginity to a one-night stand or casual fling. In 2020, at the age of 40, she met her now-husband, Martin Green, 44, a marketer, on dating app Bumble — and married him on September 28, 2024. On their wedding night, they attempted to have sex for the first time — but the new bride found it too painful. She spoke to her general practitioner soon afterwards, who performed a physical examination and found Sarah has a condition called a microperforate hymen — a condition where the hymen is very thick but has a single, small opening. Sarah is now on the waiting list for a hymenectomy — a surgical procedure to remove extra tissue from the hymen — and says being able to have sex would make her feel “complete.”Sarah, a marketer, from London, said: “I’m a virgin bride — and I don’t want to be — having sex would make me feel like a ‘normal’ newlywed. “I didn’t have any inkling about this condition before, I literally only realized something was wrong when Martin and I tried to have sex for the first time. “I’d waited such a long time — I just wanted to experience what everyone else has. “It’s frustrating, and I’ve been feeling really down about it.”From a young age, Sarah says she knew her beliefs wouldn’t allow having sex before marriage — but she says it was a very personal decision. She describes herself as a “modern woman” who doesn’t judge others for anything they choose to do — but she couldn’t see herself losing her virginity to a man she wasn’t married to. “I find it something so special,” she said.“I didn’t w...