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I'm having a hard time keeping up with all the responses I've gotten. I do appreciate them. I think I can sum up my inspiration for this thread like this: I feel as if I am not getting the choice to choose whether I'd like to marry a virgin or not, and this lack of having a choice is...

I understand what your solution is- bend the knee and accept that another man (or multiple) has pleasured my wife and that she'll always remember those moments.

I did it to honor God. Do you think I'd have passed up the 7 opportunities I had to engage in intercourse during high school if I wasn't? I'm not proud of my virginity, I'm proud of the fact that I've had the courage to stick to the command that we should not commit the sin of fornication when...

Thanks to everyone for offering their input here. It sounds to me like the most logical thing to do would be to sleep around to lower the value of sex, and then repent when I'm ready to get married. If my future wife isn't allowed to judge me (and she's probably sleeping around right now anyway)...

Imagine spending a week studying for a test. You say no to parties, you sacrifice your sleep, etc. Then, on the day of the test, the teacher says, "Raise your hand if you studied for the test." You raise your hand but nobody else does. The teacher then proceeds to say, "Since nobody studied for...

Not quite sure what you're referring to. What would I do? I would say something to the tune of, "I'm sorry, but as someone who has not had sexual relations with someone previously, I don't feel comfortable being with someone who has done so. I will not be able to fully commit to a relationship...

I don't expect a woman I like to appear as soon as I snap my fingers. This whole "episode" started when I realized that the odds of me finding the type of women I thought were present in the faith are incredibly low. I honestly thought that it was reasonable for women in the faith to have the...

Previous sexual experiences leave an imprint on everybody. Everyone remembers their first time, and many people remember multiple times. People always say this doesn't matter, but I've heard countless stories of Christians who had previous sexual experiences with other people say "I told him not...

I'm sorry to hear this. Horror stories like this are one of the reasons why I'd like to avoid getting involved with a woman who has a "past" to be honest.

I have! The issue is the language barrier. I've thought a lot about Poland and even Russia, but I don't want to fly into an unstable war zone if I'm being honest. I have tried this. I attempted to engage with girls on Instagram who were following account that preach the values I hold, but...

Honestly, I'd love to not focus on it at all. For many years this wasn't an issue. It wasn't until I lifted my head after having it down for so long that this issue (fear) came about. I didn't realize that it was this bad within the Christian community. It caused me to lose out on friendships...

It does make sense. I don't want to commit the sin of fornication, honestly. I just can't get past the idea of going through this process and devoting my life to a woman who did not do the same for me. Fornication is Christianity 101- my brain simply cannot accept the justifications people use...

Hi everyone. I'm a 25-year-old who has been a Christian his entire life. Between the ages of 10 and 20, I didn't have the luxury of being in a church environment regularly. However, I never fell from God- I was always aware of his presence and did pray fairly regularly on my own before bed and...

To be fair, being a believer can be a lot more frustrating than being an unbeliever with the way this world is currently. A believer sees the world differently than an unbeliever. A believer sees what this world COULD be like, whereas an unbeliever sees the world for what it is in front of...

I think it's beyond comprehension to be able to determine what heaven will be like. I've also thought about this too, and this is a question lots of people bring up regarding the afterlife, but I just don't think it can be answered. We can consult the scriptures for a look into heaven, but...

I don't have an answer for the original question of this thread, but I just wanted to point out how awesome the idea of the afterlife is.

Yes, when I say "move on" I mean don't bother trying to convince them otherwise, they don't want to change their minds so nothing one says will have an effect.

Yep, and after that is said then it's time to move on. At that point, the atheist will ask themselves why they're asking you questions and competing with you in the first place.

Ask him to prove to you that God doesn't exist (he'll never be able to). Then, move on.

Honestly, it's made me want to move from Canada to the United States of America.