On Tue, March 27, 2007 3:33 pm, DJA wrote:

>> If very young people are not ready to get married for the reasons you
>> said
>> then isn't that a good argument that it might be better for them to
>> delay
>> sex until they *are* ready to get married and avoid lots of problems?
>
> Those problems being? Please elaborate. Please show how the problems of
> having sex and not getting married are worse or less than those of which
> can occur within marriage.

Possibility of pregnancy being a big one no?

> Also explain again how sex and marriage are intrinsically related.
> Please refrain from quoting the Bible in support of your beliefs.
> Instead, give us some empirical evidence.

> Being emotionally and intellectually mature,
> while not a necessity, is a useful preference for both acts. If you are
> implying that the institution of marriage promotes a behaviour that only
> emotionally and intellectually mature and responsible people will have
> sex, even the most basic observation of Human behavior seems to
> contradict that belief.

Marriage is not a magic wand that solves all problems.  It is just an
expression of a commitment and a maturity of decision that previously
existed.

>>> For many people, myself included, spending one's entire life with one
>>> partner is not a very probable outcome. Shit happens, as they say.
>>
>> What do you mean?  Please elaborate.  What could happen that a marriage
>> couldn't work through?
>>
>> Chris
>
> Are you really that naive?

Rhetorical question.  I was just trying to get more details.
cs


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