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Readers Respond: Is Sex Before Marriage Wrong?

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Sex before marriage is wrong

I fully agree with Stephanie, ask your heart. Does it feel right to have sex before marriage??? You have to know.
—Guest suhail

Marriage before sex

I think that if you choose to have sex before marriage you are saying, "I am marrying this person for as long as this relationship lasts," not as long you both shall live but as long as the relationship will last. I am a woman, and honestly men are more "active" than women. They always want to be doing something or showing how good they are at anything. But my point is if I was a man dating a woman and should she agree to have sex without any commitment, then I wouldn't be bothered about marriage because there wouldn't be anything else to look forward to. And with that thought, whether you're a man or woman, teenagers alike, staying sexually pure will always be difficult, and it will take self control to make it to the wedding night. Of course, no one should feel alone in the relationship because if I'm in a relationship, and I say "I am not ready," then the other person should put my feelings ahead of theirs and not be selfish...Love is NEVER selfish and it should never be about what I WANT!
—Guest willwait_aslong

Do it before you take the plunge

I waited to have sex until I got married. Then, my husband never wanted to have sex. I left him.
—Guest lady

My Response To Yours

I am a teen, who is far behind just about EVERYONE in school with everything. You can say I'm a late bloomer (literally). Even though I know not everyone can possibly be a virgin, I'm the only open one. And I'm talking to a boy who is really experienced, and I like him a lot. There's also a lot of tension. Though we're still young, my head is spinning thinking about it. I've been raised in a Christian environment and the LAST thing I want to do is lose the only thing I can't take back through lust. But say I do fall in love, is it temptation? Please HELP ME!!!??????
—Guest youngandlearning

Slutty Sex

Despite the title, I don't think sex is wrong outside of marriage. I don't think you should have sex with everyone you have a relationship with, but having sex with someone you love and trust can be a beautiful thing, even if you aren't married. If you are going to get married, that's great. If you are in a committed relationship, then awesome. One-night stands though, is where I'd draw the line. Be with someone you KNOW is clean and who you love enough to have a kid with.
—Guest esp

wrong

It's not good in God's eyes to have sex before you are married. The best is to wait until the very day you wed.
—Guest mwaba kasonso

It is a step that lovers should take.

Sex before marriage is not wrong, but it should be done with people who are about to get married because the sex will have made a great step in their relationship.
—Guest peggy

It's a Sin

I had sex before marriage and what I can say is that the only time that you sin against God is by doing what we call fornication (sex before marriage). God will turn against you like he did to me six years ago. At first, I used to be famous around my location, and i took advantage of my fame and I lost the power of who I was. God took away the fame. Now, I have to pay the price of what I did. If you start [having] sex, you won't easily stop. Look at the number of prostitutes and ask yourself, was this because these people were married before? My opinion was their conscious was killed dead while they were still young. They tasted it, and they felt it while they where young. So, don't fool yourselves. Sex before marriage is sin.
—Guest tshifhiwa

Sex = Love.

Sex is the ultimate act of love, bar getting married (in my opinion). There's nothing wrong with expressing your love for another person. However, if it's a random one-night-stand, then I think it's wrong.
—Guest WhatsWithAllTheChristians

nothing is more important than love

If you love someone than sex is baseless issue. You must trust someone before marriage.
—Guest coolsonam

Sex before Marriage

It is really helpful to increase our relationship and never concentrate on someone to have sex with.
—Guest tung

Wrong according to Bible

All the thoughts about how to rationalize why it is not wrong really don't mean anything. According to the Bible sex is wrong outside the bounds of marriage. That's it, no discussion, about anyone's philosophy, etc. I see this as I do when my three-year-old tells me what he thinks about retirement investing. Is that how God views all of us explaining to Him why it is okay to have sex anytime we want? Dad
—Guest Dad

Screw Sinning

How is it a sin if at 19 and not married, I've had sex? Am i dead? No. I know many couples who have had sex before marriage and have gotten married later in life.
—Guest dunt believe

Importance of sex....

Sex is most abundant element in our daily life. After marriage, sex is very important. We are sexual. You and your partner should enjoy your sex life.
—Guest Bally b

Marriage

Marriage is a union between a man and a woman. Not a ceremony in a building. The building is not the church, we are. So sex before you are in union- meaning fully committed is wrong. But sex when you are fully committed to that person is not wrong.
—Guest Chris

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