17 Couples That Abstained from Sex Until Marriage Share Their Stories

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I abstained because I wanted to share myself completely with only one man. I dated him for over a year before getting married. It was only after two years of marriage that I came to understand that by not having sex before marriage, I wasn’t able to share myself with him completely. I needed to grow and develop on my own. Our divorce wasn’t because we waited, but that was a significant part.

9.

My wife and I were both virgins until marriage. I would say everything is fine. We’ve been married about 10 years, and have 3 kids. We did have a little trouble the first night, I guess she was nervous because she was so tight I couldn’t get it in. Which was a little weird, because she seemed pretty excited about the idea to me. We went to sleep and in the morning things went without a hitch. We did pick up some lube though.

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Both my husband and I waited until marriage, and we’ve been married almost 8 years now. Technically we waited for religious reasons, but as a progressive Christian I don’t really think its a sin not to wait. I just thought it was the best choice for me. We were both so nervous on our wedding night, but oh so eager. We had no issues consummating the marriage, and even though we had no idea what we were doing it was a lot of fun.

Written by Irvi Torremoro

Irvi Torremoro is an Austinite by way of Las Vegas. She's worked in various outlets in food & beverage and is now focused on writing, eating all the things, talking about Beyonce, and petting all the puppies. She runs flavorandbounty.com, a lifestyle blog about people in the service industry.