What encourages people to wait until marriage to have sex?

There are plenty of people who decide to wait to have sex with their partners until marriage and I just don't understand the reasons. If people are in a close-caring relationship, what is the point of waiting until after you have made a strong commitment, such as marriage, to express it?What encourages people to wait until marriage to have sex?I was a virgin until I got married a year ago, and I’m proud of it! I had this incredibly precious gift that I had saved for only my husband, and I got to give it to him with God’s blessing.%26lt;br%26gt;

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Sounds fluffy, doesn’t it? The world doesn’t use words like precious or gift or wait when they talk about sex. They talk about wow and desire and what a rush. %26lt;br%26gt;

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But sex is God’s creation, not the world’s. Is the world’s way of whoever, whenever, whatever as exciting and free as they say it is?%26lt;br%26gt;

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No way!%26lt;br%26gt;

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Does God’s way of saving sex for marriage make it boring and routine?%26lt;br%26gt;

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No way!%26lt;br%26gt;

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The world would say I’m weird. Waiting until marriage? What? The world would say for sure that I really missed out.%26lt;br%26gt;

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Know what I say?%26lt;br%26gt;

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“You bet I did!”%26lt;br%26gt;

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I missed out on a lot of things. I was missing out on:%26lt;br%26gt;

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? Fear of Disease:%26lt;br%26gt;

Am I going to die of AIDS from sleeping with this guy?%26lt;br%26gt;

Does he have a sexually transmitted infection and not know it?%26lt;br%26gt;

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? Fear of Comparison:%26lt;br%26gt;

Is he thinking of other girls when he’s with me?%26lt;br%26gt;

Does he wish I were more like _______?%26lt;br%26gt;

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? Fear of His Past%26lt;br%26gt;

How many people has he been with before me?%26lt;br%26gt;

Am I important to him at all or just another body?%26lt;br%26gt;

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? Fear of the Future%26lt;br%26gt;

Will he still care about me once he gets what he wants?%26lt;br%26gt;

What if I get pregnant?%26lt;br%26gt;

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? Fear of Lies%26lt;br%26gt;

He says he loves me, but does he really just want sex?%26lt;br%26gt;

He says guys can’t help themselves, and that’s why he keeps going even after I say no.%26lt;br%26gt;

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? Fear of Not Being Good Enough%26lt;br%26gt;

If I’m not better than any girl he’s been with, he’ll find someone else.%26lt;br%26gt;

Will he laugh at me because I don’t know what to do?%26lt;br%26gt;

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? Fear of Being Caught%26lt;br%26gt;

Is God watching this?%26lt;br%26gt;

What if my parents find out?%26lt;br%26gt;

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Yes, anyone who chooses God’s way is missing out on the world’s way. Thank goodness!%26lt;br%26gt;

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I will never, ever regret choosing to wait until marriage to have sex. Why? Here are only some of the reasons why God’s way is so much better:%26lt;br%26gt;

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1. No AIDS or STDs.%26lt;br%26gt;

2. You trust each other—you get to love without fear.%26lt;br%26gt;

3. No worries about the past. My husband cared enough about me, even before we met, to save himself for me. That’s very sexy.%26lt;br%26gt;

4. You get to make love as much as you want without guilt!%26lt;br%26gt;

5. You know he loves you, not just your body. And it’s going to last.%26lt;br%26gt;

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In marriage, you get to be as sexy as you want, and God totally approves. Have you ever read the Song of Solomon? The wife writes some really racy stuff about her good-looking husband, and God approved it so much that He put it in His Book for the whole world to read.What encourages people to wait until marriage to have sex?
Because that was from a simple time.

See back in the day.

When you got married and they said "You may kiss the bride"

That was usually the first kiss.



Today, i see kids in elementary school talking about Dating, and kissing on the playground.

Middle school girls getting knocked up.

Twenty year olds pregnant with their second child.



Maybe people want change?

People want to wait for the right person?

I mean some people really sleep around, with like people they just met.

Sex is so so serious.

There are chemicals in your body that release when you have sex with someone, and those chemicals bond you to that person emotionally.

If you just sleep around then when you really love and marry someone you won't be fullly emotionally connected to that person cause you were too busy sleeping around and connecting with everyone else.

I would strongly encourage to do it.

It's just the right thing.

You won't be used, or sell yourself short.What encourages people to wait until marriage to have sex?Hate to criticize anyone holding out till marriage for socio-religious reasons. However I think in many cases it is more fear that sex changes things, and the partner might run, so they are driven to hold on until marriage where it becomes a no brainer, gotta do it, even if insecure in their sexuality.

But I agree it seems a natural step if two people are committed. There is also an issue of responsibility for being mature enough to engage in sex. but I am going to stick that the predominant reason is to hold someone or fear that they give it up and the partner runs.
i have never understood that either. makes no sense. but then neither does the because the bible tells us to answer. if you are committed, if you are in love, why wait. enjoy the pleasure of the moment at the moment. not two years later.What encourages people to wait until marriage to have sex?dont know, but it may have something to do the lord. i love god,but i want to know what i got before marriage, its not everything but a big part of a good marriage is good love making.What encourages people to wait until marriage to have sex?
Some of them are afraid of the invisible sky daddy.



I would not wait until marriage.



I want to make sure we are compatible.
idiotic religion is probably the biggest factor



why would you ever buy a car without first test driving it



sex is such a huge part of long lasting relationship and shouldnt be ignoredWhat encourages people to wait until marriage to have sex?
Purity
morals

maturity

they know they can't handle a break up with a baby.
To save it for the one you are going to spend the rest of your life with.
religion is the only reason people have ever given me...
Because that's what the bible says we should do.
kiss her.