It really seems like that some days, doesn’t it? Almost no one you know is saving sex for marriage. Few if any of your friends think it matters. The characters in movies and on TV aren’t concerned. Huh, they hop …
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A world that respects sex… Can you even imagine?
I don’t normally write fantasy or dystopian, but since fantastical worlds are all the rage these days, I thought I’d try my hand at creating an other-worldly place. A place where I’d like to live. A world inhabited by humans—people …
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“But we’re getting married soon—it’s basically a done deal. So it’s hardly even premarital sex.”
“I mean, the ring is on her finger. The church is booked. The dress—it’s being altered as we speak. So come on, we waited this long. What can it hurt?" photo credit: IMG_0353 via photopin (license) Maybe the question shouldn’t …
Will you pursue saving sex for marriage in 2015?
Welcome to 2015! By now, 11 days into this brand new year, it's probably business as usual. The Christmas and New Year's holidays are behind us. Work schedules are back to normal. School has resumed or will in a day …
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“But if we wait, how will I know…
... if she'll like sex after we get married?" I appreciate the honesty in this question sent to me recently by a young man. I assured him he's not the only person questioning this--a lot of guys and girls alike …
Where do you hang out? Because yes, it matters…
I know I’m not your mom. Nor am I trying to fill the parental roles in your life. I hear that collective sigh of relief… Thank goodness for that. I’m just the abstinence/renewed abstinence cheerleader who kind a invited myself …
So… what does reading fiction have to do with saving sex for marriage?
I read a lot. Have at least one book going at all times, sometimes more than one, and I finish several each month. Just ask my husband who, out of necessity, has learned to fall asleep and stay asleep with …
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Why One Young Man is Saving Sex for Marriage
This week I came across this awesome post that seems a very fitting end to the WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, HOW and WHY of saving sex for marriage series on this blog. I have to admit I was intrigued by the …
Why wait? It’s all about the bonding…
You know how we already talked about the bonding that happens when two people have sex? About how one of the primary purposes of sex is to create a strong and lasting BOND? You know, the til-death-do-us-part kind of connection. In …
MYTHS about STDs that can hurt YOU
First some facts. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), there are more than 20 types of STDs that cause nearly 20 million new sexually transmitted disease (STD) infections each year, half of them among young people ages 15 …
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