And the human mind is mysterious, it has a way of remembering even in the later years.

It's like a retired prostitute telling a man she wishes to settle with about her body count, should he even choose to ignore what she has said (probably due to his probing), he can never forget and some resentments may remain.

Try telling some Nigerian man you've had 4 flings and 3 previous relationships, it's more than two body counts already. He may just choose to be there for knacks (to sleep with her) and probably run afterwards.