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Thanks to everyone for your comments. I believe that our love for our daughter is what keeps us from overreacting and saying the wrong things. We don't want to close the door. Her sin is between her & God. For us it is a matter of how best to handle the situation. We are going to see a...

Thanks for the different perspective. The boyfriend lives with his parents about 1 hour from our home. We aren't ready to kick her out but are considering telling her that a condition of coming back home after college is not spending nights with her boyfriend. That would force the situation...

We did have that conversation before she moved back home from college. She basically said she has her own views and that we (meaning us & her) agree to disagree. She called awhile ago to say she'd be staying again tonight and back tomorrow morning. I just kind of grunted uh-ha and then she...

Our daughter has been honest with us so we know they are not sleepovers. I don't think either of us have any illusions about controlling adult children no matter how much we'd like to. Perhaps this is more about our values, morals & faith and how to deal with this right in front of our eyes...

Thanks for that advice. We know it is good that we can talk with her about this and that she cares enough about us to let us know when she'll be gone so we don't worry. I guess we'll both have to get better at turning the other cheek.

Thanks for sharing your thought. We are trying to be 'adult' about it - agreeing to disagree, setting boundaries e.g. no sleepovers in our house. But it is still very hard as it is right in front of our eyes. I guess more prayer is the answer.

My husband and I have struggled with the issue of premarital sex with each of our 4 kids. Raised in an active church-going home with each going to confirmation classes & church through high school, each of our kids has had sex before marriage. Now our youngest, a daughter who is 21 and living...