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Ep.18 Ask the Expert: 'Emotional Dangers of Premarital Sex' (Part 2)

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Today I’m speaking with our expert about this week’s topic. It’s practical. It hits all the hard places, and offers tips and solutions to help us move to the next level.

Episode Summary

In this episode of Ask the Expert, Dr. Thomas Lickona takes us through the 5 remaining emotional dangers associated with sex outside of marriage. He also shares on how we can be restored. He also discusses the damaging impact of porn and how it diminishes one's sensitivity to values and attitudes.

Key Takeaways

  • When disappointment accompanies premarital sex, fear of commitment, loss of trust, depression and even suicide may follow (1:05)
  • Friends with benefits gives the man the benefits but lacks the friendship and companionship women desire (4:09)
  • Some people who have premarital sex are haunted by flashbacks when they get married (8:42)
  • Engaging in premarital sex can result in cheating because we're not practicing to resist the urges (9:36)
  • Cohabitation increases the likelihood of divorce (11:55)
  • Porn will lessen people's sensitivity to values and attitudes (23:20)

    • Top Quotes

    • If  you engage in premarital sex then you're not learning to resist  temptation and you will experience temptation after marriage (9:46)
    • We should save the ultimate intimacy for the ultimate commitment, we should join our bodies when we've joined our lives (14:01)
    • People  who have viewed porn were more likely to consider rape less of a crime,  believe promiscuity is normal, were more accepting of sexual  infidelity, valued marriage less and expressed less of a desire to have  children (23:56)
    • You  can approach God directly at any point for forgiveness, and for the  strength to practice chase living to find a new path (34:20)
    • It (premarital sex) is stealing from your future spouse what really belongs to them (44:51)

      • Resources

      • How To Find Real Love
      • The Real Deal About Pornography
      • Character-Based Sexuality: Three Essential Assets
      • Unprotected
      • Integrity Restored
      • https://fightthenewdrug.org/
      • https://www.overcomingcravings.com/

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