The relaxation of the sexual taboos of a generation ago has affected today's society. One of the effects of this relaxation is the increase of premarital sex in today's society. Premarital sex can be defined as sexual relations outside the institution of marriage. Premarital sex may occur because of premature bonding "the merging of.
personalities before developing one's own.
Premarital sex is a difficult issue to deal with in today's society. The purpose, pressures, and consequences of sex have become the hot topics of many debates. The sex act has become more of a pleasurable pastime rather than the expression of love between a man and a woman. Pressures to have sex have increased due to the pressures of society. The consequences of sex have been increasingly ignored, as many forget that pregnancies and STDs occur, and many just turn to abortion for an answer.
Topics regarding sex have risen primarily because of the complex physical and emotional aspects of the sex act. The physical aspects include excitement, foreplay, intercourse, and possible pregnancy or STD transmission. The emotional aspects, however, are not so simple. These three aspects have led to the views held by the different sides to the issue.
The power that sex wields can be expressed by comparing it to fire. Fire is good because it heats our homes, cooks our food, and strengthens steel for building. Fire can also be bad because it burns down homes, destroys God's creation, and is painful and scarring. Likewise, sex is also good and/or bad. It is exciting, cementing, and euphoric, but it can destroy lives and relationships via affairs, rape, and unwanted pregnancies. However, what determines the goodness or badness of sex or fire is the context.
The intended context of sex is in the institution of marriage. However, today's society has seen an increase in the number of those who have sexual relations outside of the permanent pledge of marriage.