Monday, July 14, 2008

premarital sex

Now that we have answered the first question (how is reproduction possible?), let us move on to the second on issues on sex - Is premarital sex right or wrong and what are its consequences?
Now this is a prominent issue, according to the 1974 National Survey data in US, adults, 25 years of age, 97% of men and 81% of women had premarital sex. Thus addressing it should prove important and beneficial.
Well, right now, I will discuss why it may be wrong. Now in a moral perspective, religion has always looked down on premarital sex. The Bible refers to premarital sex as fornication. Premarital sex is just as much of a sin as adultery and all other forms of sexual immorality. They all involve having sexual relations with someone you are not married to. Most people believe that something sacred like virginity should be kept for the person you truly love. Sadly, most youths in fact have sex based on impulse and emotions. They do it out of peer pressure, curiousity and recreation, rather than love. This is because they have not matured. Thus, morally it is incorrect.
But deeper in, practical remifications of premarital are also plentiful. Firstly, the youth is unprepared for a deep relationship so should anything happen, like unwanted pregnancies, the youths will not be able to support each other. Even if they do love each other, their age will hinder them as they cannot earn a living to support their family, thus abortions usually occur. Other than that, premarital sex usually cause the couple to feel guilty and depressed after the act and this affects their emotional health. This is because they never truly loved each other and is regretful. Lastly, chances of gainng STDs is also high as much premarital sex is on impulse so most people don't know about the health condition of their partners.
But ultimately, do these problems deter society from having premarital sex? Why not? I will elaborate further.

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