Good Sex? Wait for It!

Townhall.Com has up a piece by one of the authors of a new study on teenage sexual habits, and satisfaction with sex life later on in life. Their conclusions? Those who wait until marriage, have more satisfying sex lives, deeper relationships, and better marriages.

In other words, 10th graders, we will tell you that applying condoms may prevent disease and pregnancy but we will not tell you that your long term sexual and emotional satisfaction may be enhanced by saving sex until marriage. The curriculum says in places that the only sure way to prevent disease and pregnancy is through abstaining but there is no mention that one’s overall well being might be enhanced by waiting....In fact, sexually active girls are over three times as likely to report depressive symptoms than their abstaining counterparts and sexually active boys are over twice as likely to report depressive symptoms. Amazingly, these two groups report higher incidence of suicide attempts; boys in particular are at 8 times the risk for a suicide attempt if they are sexually active.

I am a believer in waiting until marriage for sex. I am over 30 and still a virgin. Some days I wonder and doubt. But every wise teacher says the same thing, and God is quite unequivocal about the subject. And now we know that science backs it up. Sex is made for marriage, and using it outside of the marriage bond weakens the very human spirit within us.