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I'm sure there a tons of people who have difficulties with temptation to have sex before marriage here. Me and my long term boyfriend are really struggling because we both have extremely high sex drives and find self-control so difficult with it and we've given in. I know it's wrong. I just don't know how to combat the high sex drive. I mean we usually have sex 3 times a night (every night) and a often couple of times in the morning and maybe once during the day. Yes it's exhausting. We've tried all the normal ways like not being left alone and him not staying over and just trying not to and praying. Help?!
 

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Well, I'm not sure I'm the one you want answering this question first because I didn't wait till marriage, never intended to, and never cared to either. It's just never been part of who I am. As such, I'll do the best I can. The first question is: you say you have tried not being alone and not staying over... if you are indeed not spending time alone and not staying over at each other's houses, how are you having sex anyway? Maybe you're spending more time alone than you think you are. I've heard many suggestions over the years about this type of thing though. If you really want to wait for marriage, and it sounds like you do, you need to really mean it and seriously not spend any time alone, not at your house or at his, not anywhere. I see you're 21 so I don't know if either of you live with your parents still or not, but if you do, have him over when they're there (or when your roommates or his or there or whatever). Since it is such a strong drive for you two, I would suggest staying in the common areas of your houses (i.e. don't spend any time in the bedroom - if you're not having sex, there's really no need to be in there anyway). If you live alone, the solution may be to spend as little time at home with him as possible - date in public where you can't have sex. Go for a walk, get coffee, go see a movie, go to the bookstore together. There are tons of things you can do to spend time together other than be alone in your house or his. Another suggestion I've heard is to find an older Christian that you can talk to about this problem and that can help to hold you accountable for your actions since you are struggling. I truly wish you the best of luck!
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We've got a couple of different people we are accountable to, including one of my housemates. The main difficulty is that there aren't enough people around and that because he works part time as well as doing university work we don't have a choice but to meet up quite late when there aren't that many places open. When we have free time during the day we spend a lot of time with his family when we can but there are 4 kids and it gets a little much sometimes and we don't even have time to talk.
So the only time we get is alone and my housemates don't like us being in the communal areas just sitting and talking (they want to watch footie). Although when we do scrounge free time we end up chatting or sleeping together.
 
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I understand! My boyfriend and I have been dating for 4 1/2 years of today and although we have not had sex, we have done other things. It is extremely difficult for us to remain self-controlled simply because we also live in different states and only see each other once a month! We have tried to limit the alone time but quite frankly we simply WANT to engage in those sort of activities. I do not have a whole lot advice but I wanted to let you know I can empathize with you.
 
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hey same here! It's hard, because you WANT to engage in those activities, play with fire hoping not to get burn, but reality is 90% of the time indeed you'll burn, coming from experience. In the other hand I really WANT to obey God and stay away from it. But it's hard,even though I know it's a sin, sometimes i can't stop thinking about it, and that's bad. I'm just trying hard to move past those thoughts and not fall in temptation so often. That's a start!

Good luck for you!
 
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Hm. Well I have no problem with premaritial sex, as long it's consensual, in a committed relationship, and you're protected. It can be great thing that can bring two people together in a way nothing else can. But it cannot take the place of emotional connection, ever!

However, you guys seem to be doing it a bit much. I understand the appeal of sex (I love it! It's fun!), but you need to have more to your relationship. I'm going to help you through my own experiences.

My boyfriend and I are best friends. We have sex, at the most, twice a month. This is because we both have work, he has two bands, we have other friends, and we both live with our parents. We get TONS of time alone, but we replace it with something just as stimulating.

I'd suggest Rainbow Six Vegas Two! Or any other split screen shooter ;)

Ok, so I'm crazy. But seriously, replace the time you usually have sex with something else, whether it be a walk in the park, or a bloodbath at the hands of a terrorist organization.

It'll be hard at first, but when you DO have sex, you're going to find it'll be mindblowing.

Good luck!
 
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I'm where you are at the moment. We've been having sex for over a year, and it just gets harder and harder each day to stop.

I don't know how long you've been having sex, but we did it sooooooo much for the first few months (I can remember a week where we had sex more often then you're describing lol), and now it's just every so often. I guess the novelty has worn off. So, if you haven't been having sex for ages, it's probable that you're not actually 'hypersexual,' but just in that honeymoon phase.

I understand that it's definitely not as easy as "If you truly don't want to, you won't" or "Just don't be alone together." The spirit may be willing, but if you've been in such depravity then it's not very likely that your spirit is filled with the strength of God's Spirit. Which means that your spirit is weak, and your flesh will find ways to fulfill it's desires.

I think, most importantly, both of you really need to want to stop. A rope of three cords is not easily broken. If it's just you who wants to get back with God, then it's not going to work while you're still in a relationship like the one you're in. If your boyfriend doesn't want to stop, then it may come down to choosing between him and God. If he does, then you're very fortunate.

I think that the key is in building your relationship up spiritually. There are three components of a relationship, yeah? The physical, the emotional and the spiritual. The emotional tends to grow regardless, but we often find that, in an unmarried relationship, one of either the spiritual or the physical needs to be dwarfed. You can't have a relationship that is growing spritually, if you're nurturing the physical. And if you're nurturing the spiritual, then the physical will grow steadily behind it, but won't overcome it. With that in mind, I think it's a good idea to spend time with God together, feeding that side of the relationship rather then the physical.

I also think that it's vital to set clear boundaries. Yes, it's clear that you don't want to have sex at the moment. But what constitutes as sex? And what about things that you know lead to sex? I like the idea of the rule that says you should consider how you'd feel if someone touched your husband in such a way, and go by that. But I know that, especially after having had sex, I would not be able to go with out kissing, hugging and holding hands. You need to sit down with your boyfriend and prayerfully consider 'How far is too far?'

It's possible that you may need pastoral counselling. My boyfriend and I are looking into it, because it's getting to the stage where we just can't stop, no matter how hard we try. Similarly, I suggest you get people you trust to pray for you. The prayer of a good person can make a lot of difference.

I have a post very similar to this, and it looks like I just answered my own question, haha. Feel free to send me a PM if you'd like to talk about this with someone who is going through the same thing (I know I'd love someone who actually understands to talk to about this, haha). Remember that God doesn't tempt us beyond what He knows we can deal with.
 
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I havent had sex yet thankfully however I can definately empathize with you also. I have tried soo many preventitive measures also and found hardly anything works. It does ultimately come down to self control. However I honestly believe that is easier for some than others as some of us simply have higher sex drives. That doesnt justify anything though as you know in your heart what is right and wrong. I actually don't have any advice that wouldn't be slightly hypocritical and wish I did....I could make up stuff and just tell you what to do but honestly I doubt it's just that easy. But I would say if this really matters to you, don't give up on stopping and doing the right thing. Don't be defeated by sin. Keep praying, talking to others to be accountable and making every effort you can to make wise decisions and to exercise self control. I've never given up on trying to practice purity and though there are some major lines I've never crossed thankfully, I still think same principle of persistence to do the right thing can be applied in your situation along with a LOT of prayer.
 
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I'm sure there a tons of people who have difficulties with temptation to have sex before marriage here. Me and my long term boyfriend are really struggling because we both have extremely high sex drives and find self-control so difficult with it and we've given in. I know it's wrong. I just don't know how to combat the high sex drive. I mean we usually have sex 3 times a night (every night) and a often couple of times in the morning and maybe once during the day. Yes it's exhausting. We've tried all the normal ways like not being left alone and him not staying over and just trying not to and praying. Help?!

Are you looking for advice or a high five?
 
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Wait, so the OP claims to have sex with her bf 6 times a day, every day.

I don't care how hypersexual someone is - that is not physically possible to keep up on a daily basis. It's just not. I smell bull.

Are you speaking from feelings of skepticism or of inadequacy?
 
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I'm sure there a tons of people who have difficulties with temptation to have sex before marriage here. Me and my long term boyfriend are really struggling because we both have extremely high sex drives and find self-control so difficult with it and we've given in. I know it's wrong. I just don't know how to combat the high sex drive. I mean we usually have sex 3 times a night (every night) and a often couple of times in the morning and maybe once during the day. Yes it's exhausting. We've tried all the normal ways like not being left alone and him not staying over and just trying not to and praying. Help?!

Yeah, okay, I'll help. Get married.
 
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