Roe V Wade is overturned

[CNCAppsJames]

I'm guessing that the percentage of people who wait for marriage to have sex is well under 10%.

Yeah... I believe the number is between 3 and 5%. It really is a shame. Diseases. Unwanted pregnancy. Emotional scars. etc... could be eliminated if people would choose wisely.

[Incogneeto]

There's always the fleshlight. And it never has a headache.

I expected THAT comment from Neuro.





And Del.





pmartin,Smit.

[Incogneeto]

I'm pretty sure that you guys are the exception to the rule. Kudos for that by the way.

I'm guessing that the percentage of people who wait for marriage to have sex is well under 10%. 

If I waited until marriage I'd still be a virgin.   Never been married and will never get married.

I was hoping for a "Best Man" request.

Guess I will just have to wait for ST to do it.

[gcode]

I'm guessing that the percentage of people who wait for marriage to have sex is well under 10%. .05%

fissed for accuracy

[beej]

fissed for accuracy

Wow! I just keep getting more and more special as the day wears on. 

[beej]

1 in 5
https://www.datingadvice.com/studies/1i5wwu

Apparently it's lower for you Cali-PORNia types.

[mkd]

How many of you guys would buy a used car without a test drive or a house with walking in the front door?
 Humility is is the key for long relationships in life, not just marriage. I've earned much to be humble for.🫣🤔🤔

[CNCAppsJames]

How many of you guys would buy a used car without a test drive or a house with walking in the front door?

One of the myriad of reasons why over 50% of marriages result in divorce. Another point, living together prior to marriage.

I bought my used car married my wife without a test drive. My divorced mother tried to offer her bullshit advice to me on that matter. As if that was a significant reason why her and my dad got divorced. My dad was an alcoholic and my mom is a hardcore narcisisst. Let's explore THOSE character flaws before we talk about pre-marital sex mmmkay? 

My wife and I did pre-marital counseling (I strongly suggest it). In there you can fiigure out a lot of things before you tie the knot. Roles. Spiritual matters, Disciplining children. Money. etc...

Waiting until marriage to have sex will not guarantee that one's marriage won't end in divorce, but it will at least start it out on the right foot. Marriage is hard. There's no two ways about it. There's no reason to put a single thing in the column that could jeopardize it.

Obviously I am in the serious minority in my opinions on this matter, and I'm ok with that.

[BrianP.]

I'll probably be paying for it in a couple of decades but I should be senile by then so I wont care . 

Then? Really?
🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[neurosis]

Then? Really?

I'm only mildly senile now. I expect to be full on bat shit by the time I hit 60. 

[BrianP.]

I'm only mildly senile now. I expect to be full on bat shit by the time I hit 60. 

Already there for me. 😁

[Jim at Gentex]

Waiting until marriage to have sex will not guarantee that one's marriage won't end in divorce, but it will at least start it out on the right foot. Marriage is hard. There's no two ways about it. There's no reason to put a single thing in the column that could jeopardize it.

Obviously I am in the serious minority in my opinions on this matter, and I'm ok with that.

There is much wisdom in this.
Actually getting to know the other person before entering into the physical relationship allows you to really see the other person clearly. 
When you are immediately infatuated with the physical relationship, you can have some serious blind spots when it comes to the other person's character. 
Sharing thoughts on things like religious beliefs, money, and raising children before entering into a physical relationship is a good way to gage whether or not you are even compatible with the other person.
I know it sounds old-fashioned, but if you become friends with someone long before you complicate the relationship with a sexual component, you have a much better chance of having a long-term, successful marriage.

My wife and I just celebrated our 40th, and it is only by the grace of God we are still going strong.

[JParis]

If my years have taught me anything about relationships, it's this....

There is NO formula for starting a relationship.

What works for one doesn't not necessarily work for another.

In my experience, far more important than almost anything else is communication, respect, expecations.

How you get there, hell, that's up to the people involved but if they don't get there, their relationship is unlikely to last.

At 56 I still have friends, heck we have a couple in the family even, people who starting dating in highschool and they're still togetehr. I know others who had a very short courtship who are together for 25 years....I know people who went the route mentioned above, a couple have lasted, most have not...

The how's, the why's, who really knows...as I have said to my wife, you never know what goes on behind closed doors.

JM2C...I'm on marriage #2, we've been together for 32 years and will be married 27 in August.

It hasn't always been rosy, there have been some tough times but through it all we fought for "us" together.

[Matthew Hajicek]

I'm only mildly senile now. I expect to be full on bat shit by the time I hit 60. 

"I was young and foolish then, I'm old and foolish now."

[Jon@NOWHERE]

I got my wife pregnant while we were still dating in high school.  And for our 22nd anniversary I got her pregnant for a 3rd time after the other two had grown up and moved out... 

It was a rough start for us, but we prevailed.  Our relationship got much better after we stopped trying to change each other's flaws and accepted each other as we were.  That and communication are key as others have mentioned.