Wednesday, September 25, 2013

"Couples who don't have sex before marriage are happier."

In a study performed by Brigham Young University School of Family Life, a group of over 2,000 married couples were questioned about their relationships, and the impact of sex in their marriages.  It was found that those who waited to have sex until after they were married had stronger, healthier marriages for a number of reasons.  Satisfaction of their relationships, communication strengths, and sexual intimacy improved compared to those that participated in pre marital sex.  What I found most interesting about his study, was that communication skills between spouses who waited to have sex before marriage were better than those who didn't.  The study talked about how sex is a form of communication, and those that waited to have sex were better at communicating because by not having sex, they found other ways to communicate with each other.  This caused them to be better communicators.  In response to the study performed, many readers have said that this study is biased, because it was performed by a University supported by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  How do you feel about this study?  What do you think about sex before marriage?  Do you think that relationships are stronger and healthier when sex is something that happens after marriage?
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  1. UnknownSeptember 27, 2013 at 9:09 PM

    I loved when we talked about this concept of communication skills between couples who waited to have sex before marriage. It was so interesting that they developed better skills than those who had premarital relations, but it makes so much sense! They learned better skills of talking and working out problems. When couples have sex also before marriage they tend to have more than one sexual partner before they settle down. I feel like this creates different standards within each relationship and they compare all of their sexual partners and hold them to unreachable expectations. Sex is something that is sacred and I believe we were counseled to wait for a reason.

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