Premarital sex

“Without controls, people with premarital partners are 161% more likely to dissolve their marriages compared to people who tie the knot as virgins… After including the laundry list of covariates shown in the table, the odds of divorce remain 151% higher” - IFS

“Since 2008, among never-married individuals under age 35 who attend religious services more than monthly, the rate of sexlessness has risen from about 20% to nearly 60% in 2021.” - C.Today

Why Sex Outside of Marriage Is a Sin

In certain circles, there is an underlying assumption that God punishes the sin of fornication by ruining the future marriage…