Sex should be reserved for marriage. End of story. Your body should be solely and eternally for your husband/wife. Nobody else. Your virginity is a priceless gift that can only be given once, and it should be given to that one person that you have decided to spend the rest of your life with, a person worthy of that gift.
Casual sex? Stupid as well as horrible. It's merely a temporary satisfaction of the body, which means that you'd rather do what your body wants instead of your mind, with disregard to your circumstances, ambitions, and reputation. Lack of self-control.
Waiting for love? If you are willing to wait for love...why not wait for marriage? It will be that much more sacred and special to the husband and wife, and the marriage will be strengthened by the trust and devotion that waiting conveys. There will be no doubt in either person's mind about their faithfulness.
As you probably guessed, yes, I am a Christian. Let the insulting commence. I happen to think that there is more to a relationship then just sex, and that sex is a fun and healthy bonus to the marriage. Sex is fun. It's proven. But if you're having sex just for sex's sake, then you're being no better then a dog in rut. There must be a foundation.
burningdragoon said:
Open relationships: same
waiting for marriage: unrealistic, but I support the idea
Firstly...what does "open" mean? I have an idea, but not sure.
And waiting for marriage isn't unrealistic unless you want it to be unrealistic. My husband is the only man that will ever see my body. It is a decision I have made. There's nothing unrealistic about it. Unless you're implying that finding a husband of like mind is unrealistic, in which case, yeah, that's probably true, but he's out there somewhere.
