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by anonymous on February 17th, 2007

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Why does saving your virginity til you are married such a big thing for some people?

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  • by hoki on February 17th, 2007

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    It really depends... you are talking about two types of people here - religious and non-religious people.

    Religious people believe in abstinence because their religion preaches in that thing. Even when it comes to dating, they have a certain set of rules to follow & their dates are usually chaperoned until marriage. Plus, they don't believe in divorce, so they usually have lifelong marriages with their spouses (whether they are happy or not) For these kinds of people, saving for marriage is a part of their religion, that they are strictly abiding by & I respect them.

    The other type of people are the non-religious type, who put emphasis on virginity till marriage. These people, in my opinion, do it mostly because of the fear that they might contract STDs like Herpes, gonorrhea, AIDS etc. from their partners (who have had sex with other people before). They are aware of the fact that condoms do not provide 100% guaranteed protection from STDs & clinical tests are not always accurate - they would instead prefer that they completely avoid sex until they make a lifelong commitment to live with one another. The sad part about what these people believe is that they don't realize the fact that relationships generally don't last a lifetime. They may, at some stage end up divorcing each other & will start looking for other partners. In this case, isn't it ironic that they claim to be "saving for marriage", but they have already had sex before - with their ex-spouse!!!

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    • Very few religious people still believe in chaperoning dating until a couple gets married. They do, however, usually believe in the couple getting to know each other's families before dating. In a lot of religious families, there is more trust for dating couples because they have been taught religious values.

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      by bandgeek6516 on April 23rd, 2007

    • Wow i completely disagree with your view of non-religious people that are saving themselves. Many of them save themselves because they value their virginity for their own special and personal reasons, not because they're afraid to contract STDs. Many would like to only share that bond with one person in their life, after they have already felt the security and commitment of marriage. It has nothing to do with God, it has to do with an individual's point of view. I respect people that save themselves for non-religious reasons just as much as I respect people that save themselves for religious reasons. In fact, it's usually harder if you're not religious/don't come from a religious family.

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      by StarAthonia on December 25th, 2009

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