You’ve heard it a million times: “You should save yourself for marriage.” But let’s be serious; now a days finding someone who does save him or herself is harder than finding the needle in the haystack. In fact, studies have shown that 97% of Americans do have sex before marriage. I’m not knocking anyone’s religious beliefs, but there are some serious benefits to reconsidering that age old saying. Here is a list of the top five reasons to unlock that chastity belt and give sex a go.
1. Practice Makes Perfect
No matter how much you read up on sex or watch it in porn (and no, porn is not a sex-ed tool,) your first time is most likely not going to be the mind blowing experience you hear about. The truth is, it’s probably going to be a bit of an awkward mess. Take the time to practice; that way you can blow your spouse’s mind on your wedding night, and vice versa, rather than go to bed in unsatisfied silence. Trust me, no one wants to be disappointed on their wedding night.
2. Sexual Compatibility
When you make any other serious decisions in life you take the time to examine it. Sex with your partner is no different; you are making a lifelong commitment. When you buy a car you test drive it first, and you can always trade your car in if you don’t like the way it drives. You should make sure you and your partner are sexually compatible as well before you commit to a life of sex with only them.
3. Let go of your anxiety
Just like with anything else, the more anticipation there is leading up to something the more anxious you become about it. Sex is wonderful when you’re doing it right, and putting all that extra pressure on yourself, wondering and waiting, just makes it something so much more worrisome than it needs to be.
4. The health benefits
I know you’ve heard it a million times before, but that’s because it’s true: sex is good for your health! Sure, sure you can masturbate all you want, but it doesn’t even compare to the calories burnt during a good round with your partner. Not to mention the chemical bonding, dopamine, serotonin, and endorphins released into your body.
5. Enjoy your youth
Life is short, and the clock is ticking. There is no guarantee when or even if you will ever get married. You could be thirty, forty, even fifty years old before you put a ring on it; that’s a lot of years of celibacy that you can never get back. Considering that men often hit the peak of their sexuality earlier in life why would you want to miss out on all that hot steamy goodness?
