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Originally posted by Choo-ChooAKA
TO ALL: I would like to know how many of you ACTUALLY KNOW a man who has voluntarily committed himself to celibacy until marriage (not relationship, but MARRIAGE. I can understand why a person would want to be in a committed relationship before having sex).
If you do know a man who has taken this vow of chastity and has adhered to it for more than 1 year, tell me, what is he like?
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I do! (Actually I knew a couple, but one got married so I presume he's not celibate anymore. I should hope!
) He is not super-religious but he has strong moral beliefs about this.
He's been dating another friend of mine for a couple years who also doesn't believe in sex before marriage (she is a very religious Catholic) so it works. Of course that is not the only reason why they're so good together, but it's one of them.
As for me, I totally respect anyone who feels this way, but it doesn't mean I'd want to date them. I'd be lying if I said I didn't like sex and didn't think it was an important part of a relationship. After all, before I marry someone, I would want to make sure we are compatible in all sorts of ways, and sex is an important one. I didn't buy my car before I test-drove it, and with luck I'd be committed to a husband longer than to my car!