[amanda6035]

...when I was in high school, I was a goody two shoes who swore I'd wait to have sex until I was married....

6 years later I thank God (no pun intended) that i did not. Because I got engaged when I was 22, to a man who was NOT right for me. We called it off before it was too late (legally) but not until after we had already slept together.

I'm gonna offend someone with this, but I'm gonna say it anyway: If I had waited for THAT, I would have been one unhappy, pissed off, disappointed "i cant believe I waited for THAT...THAT is what the BIG DEAL is about? Yawn, boring" person and I probably would have turned into an assexual being. In short: It sucked.

I dont remember who said it, but someone mentioned that they didnt necessarily believe you had to wait to be married, but that it should be with someone who you honestly thought mgiht be the one. I agree. I dont think you shoudl be wild and crazy about it, but I no longer think its necessary to wait. As cliche as it sounds, you probably wouldnt buy a car before giving it a test drive, right? Not saying you should test drive a hundred cars....but, yeah. You get the idea.