Can a promiscuous past ruin your relationship's future?

"Leave the past in the past", that's what I've always been told, but does that work when it comes to sexual discrepancies? Not to long ago me and a group of my girlfriends sat around, equipped with wine, and had some good conversation. Of course, the topic of relationships came up. One of my friends said. "the nerve of dudes with this 'cant turn a hoe into a housewife' shit when women have been housing their hoe asses for decades. It's one sided b.s."

Is this true? I mean, undoubtly, we live in a sexist world. But the essence of womanhood lies in just that, behaving like a "lady". And "ladies" don't engage in sexually explicit behavior. So men would engage in these activities with a female, but they wouldn't necessarily "wife her". But let's just say this "hoe" did in fact turn into a housewife, and made the conscious decision to act like a "lady", would she really be accepted by her partner?

Unsure of my true stance of this issue, justifiably seeing both sides of the fence, I asked a few people "can a promiscuous past ruin your relationship's future"?

"no because I think people can change, I don't believe your past represents totally what u want for your future, you past shouldn't prevent good things from happening in the future"

"no 'cause what's in the past is the past, honestly i wanna freak.. Cuz its outta her system and she'll know how to f*ck good and give good brain"

"pride will ruin it"

"yes and of course that only applies to those who sh*t where they eat. "Cause anyone that cares for themselves will not reveal their promiscuity or flaunt it"

All valid points... But...

When a past and the present of individuals in a relationship are made more apparent, there are some things you wished you just didn't hear. Not to imply that anything taken as "offensive" can't be overlooked, but it could also spell disaster. 

It's said that some men don't even judge their women for their past, instead they judge them based on the fact that they are not as sexually free with them. It's as if the "change" that these women were trying to make to become a "lady" has turned them off to the sexual freedom they once embraced. It also might be that they embraced a foolish logic of what a "lady" should be as if any hint of the joy of sex has become a bad thing, even if in a long term relationship.

But the truth of the matter is, some things can't be overlooked depending on the individual. There are a good number of men who are in healthy relationships with women with a story to tell. But if you enter a relationship with someone that you know won't be able to stomach your past, do you withhold that information? Is that equivalent to a lie if you have changed? Its most likely a lose/ lose situation.

I feel like we are so boxed into ideals of "what's right" and "what's wrong" that we often ruin a good thing.

"Love is what you make and with whom you make it with"  -Savon Garrison, "Love Jones"