Relationships
8 Things To Know About Dating If You’re Saving Sex For Marriage
There are plenty of good reasons to wait until you’re married to have sex. You dramatically reduce your risk of disease, pregnancy, and even heartbreak when you make the decision to wait for the right partner and abstain from sex outside marriage entirely.
By Dallas Koelling4 min read

Today, with everything from the popular casual hookup ethos that promises promiscuity as the key to empowerment to hormonal birth control, we live in a culture that wants to entirely divorce sex from its very real consequences. Making the decision to wait can make your life simpler and safer. However, this choice goes against cultural expectations, and it can make dating seem daunting. Here’s what you need to know in dating when sex is off the table.