by Fiddler » Fri Jan 16, 2004 12:05 pm
Lots of conflicting viewpoints, lots of opinions... let me see if I can summarise the arguments we've had so far.
FOR:
1) people should have the right to share their bodies with each other if they really care for each other.
2) earlier experience teaches you how to give your partner pleasure, thereby making the emotional intimacy more intense.
3) you never know what tomorrow brings, so live for the moment.
4) society tolerates MEN doing it, so why not WOMEN? (admittedly, a slightly off-track argument)
AGAINST:
1) the woman is 'spoiled' by the act
2) the prospective husband wants his wife to be a virgin due to various ego problems
3) the voyage of discovery embarked upon together by man and wife make the intimacy more intense
4) it's a sin (that last one really cracked me up!)
Have I missed anything significant?
Now, my opinion once again: what is wrong and what is right is dictated by society and religion (both being dependent on eahch other most times) so it's understandable that a lot of people still feel that the concept of premarital sex is wrong. In my opinion, what is wrong is that an individual's freedom of choice it taken away by the constraints of society. I have no problems with someone saving themselves for their spouse by choice. However, I DO have a problem with someone being FORCED into that choice because of society. I say the individual should have to freedom to choose, and not have any one alternative forced on him/her. Statements like 'it is wrong' and 'it is a sin' are all very well, but statements like 'I would feel more intimate with my spouse if he/she were the first one with whom I shared myself' would hold FAR more water with me. Personally, I think premarital sex is far from wrong and is the ultimate expression of trust and intimacy that you feel for your partner, as long as this doesn't result in marital infidelity. Once again, it all boils down to a matter of personal choice... So what's wrong and what's right? Its your choice.