Is it just me, or do they come out with an article like this once every two weeks? And it’s almost like they seem happy that lots of women have failed at their goals of remaining abstinent until they are married. Love it when they keep things positive.
They surveyed engaged women. Making the results all the more predicable.
“The 1,241-person survey, published this month by Canada’s Weddingbells magazine, reveals that only eight per cent of engaged women agree with the statement “sex before marriage is not a good idea,” with just four per cent saying they feel strongly about it.”
If they surveyed younger girls not yet jaded or older women not yet married and tired of the game, I’m pretty sure there would be different results. But that’s just me. And since I’m not engaged, no one asked!
Oh, and having sex with your fiance isn’t quite the same as fooling around with a bunch of unattached one-night-stands. There are no guarantees in life, but once a guy puts a ring on your finger, it usually means he’s somewhat more committed than he used to be.
The Guttmacher Institute has never disguised it’s political agenda, to sexualize every aspect of society, but I would never call it a “think tank”. Certainly, no thought at all was put into the analysis of abstinence. What sane person could reasonably say that “Researchers say the findings suggest perceptions of virginity are finally aligning with the reality of what’s been happening behind bedroom doors for decades.” Are they seriously suggesting that social mores have encouraged and supported, maybe even forced, women to defer sexual intercourse until they are married? Where have they been since the 1970’s?
Even better is the money quote:
“There’s no question that there’s a gulf between the ‘popular’ perception of the appropriateness of waiting until marriage and the extent to which people actually wait until marriage to have sex,” says Lawrence B. Finer, director of domestic research for the Guttmacher Institute. “There’s much less of the latter.” Is he Lawrence B. van Winkle?
Even more hilarious are the remarkable insights from the “feminist philosopher”, including this gem: “Choosing sexual activity, before marriage, with a range of partners, can be healthy or not, just as living celibately can be healthy or not. It all depends on the person and their reasons.” Wow! So glad she’s out in the world, doing all that thinking for us.
And I won’t even get started on just what one might expect to read from the pen of a reporter named Misty.
Huh. I’d like her to show me an example of someone who is unhealthy as a result of living in celibacy . . . I mean really, I’ve got a friend who recently joined a convent! Who knew she could be putting her health at risk?
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Is it just me, or do they come out with an article like this once every two weeks? And it’s almost like they seem happy that lots of women have failed at their goals of remaining abstinent until they are married. Love it when they keep things positive.
There’s also a study out suggesting that families are moving to the suburbs.
They surveyed engaged women. Making the results all the more predicable.
“The 1,241-person survey, published this month by Canada’s Weddingbells magazine, reveals that only eight per cent of engaged women agree with the statement “sex before marriage is not a good idea,” with just four per cent saying they feel strongly about it.”
If they surveyed younger girls not yet jaded or older women not yet married and tired of the game, I’m pretty sure there would be different results. But that’s just me. And since I’m not engaged, no one asked!
Oh, and having sex with your fiance isn’t quite the same as fooling around with a bunch of unattached one-night-stands. There are no guarantees in life, but once a guy puts a ring on your finger, it usually means he’s somewhat more committed than he used to be.
The Guttmacher Institute has never disguised it’s political agenda, to sexualize every aspect of society, but I would never call it a “think tank”. Certainly, no thought at all was put into the analysis of abstinence. What sane person could reasonably say that “Researchers say the findings suggest perceptions of virginity are finally aligning with the reality of what’s been happening behind bedroom doors for decades.” Are they seriously suggesting that social mores have encouraged and supported, maybe even forced, women to defer sexual intercourse until they are married? Where have they been since the 1970’s?
Even better is the money quote:
“There’s no question that there’s a gulf between the ‘popular’ perception of the appropriateness of waiting until marriage and the extent to which people actually wait until marriage to have sex,” says Lawrence B. Finer, director of domestic research for the Guttmacher Institute. “There’s much less of the latter.” Is he Lawrence B. van Winkle?
Even more hilarious are the remarkable insights from the “feminist philosopher”, including this gem: “Choosing sexual activity, before marriage, with a range of partners, can be healthy or not, just as living celibately can be healthy or not. It all depends on the person and their reasons.” Wow! So glad she’s out in the world, doing all that thinking for us.
And I won’t even get started on just what one might expect to read from the pen of a reporter named Misty.
Huh. I’d like her to show me an example of someone who is unhealthy as a result of living in celibacy . . . I mean really, I’ve got a friend who recently joined a convent! Who knew she could be putting her health at risk?