[SoothingDave]

I don't think the gospel account specifies how long Mary and Joseph had been betrothed. It makes a difference if they were planning on being married the next week, versus another year later.

Not necessarily. The angel only announces a future event. A girl expecting to have sex in the future would not automatically jump to the conclusion that some other thing must be meant.

Certainly the nearness to the wedding could lend a factor, but nothing that is definite.

On the other hand, a woman with no intention of ever having sex certainly would ask such a question.

SD

[malakhi]

Not necessarily. The angel only announces a future event. A girl expecting to have sex in the future would not automatically jump to the conclusion that some other thing must be meant. Certainly the nearness to the wedding could lend a factor, but nothing that is definite. On the other hand, a woman with no intention of ever having sex certainly would ask such a question.

All of this is speculation because we don't know what was in Mary's thoughts at the moment.