sex, marriage, relationships

After our last class, I had a few more thoughts on our class discussion of sex and relationships.

Sex

Sexuality today has definitely changed in the past century; it is something that people are far more open about now and more willing to experiment with. However I do not think that it is necessarily a bad thing that people want to have sex before marriage. In fact, I don't think there is any significant plus to waiting until marriage. Sex is a natural, animal (and therefore human) function that we are supposed to have. Reproduction and self-preservation are, when it comes down to it, the most important part of being alive. They are two of our main motivations in life (even though life today is seemingly more complicated). However, today we must be more particular about who we choose to reproduce with because otherwise that we would be irresponsible people. This does not mean that there is not such thing as safe sex and that it is possible for people to enjoy sex before they find the person they want to have children with. All marriage does is complicate life and set rules on the laws that nature gave us. This is all religion's fault; a institution that has always attempted to take the animal out of humans (something which simply cannot be done). Religion says sex before marriage is a sin, but there is nothing evil about enjoying something that is supposed to feel good. Nature tells us that sex should be enjoyed (in our anatomy) but religion tries to tell us that sex is only enjoyable if you are married (a blatant lie). I think sex is something that should be responsibly experienced by anybody who feels emotionally ready to try it. I dont think 14 year old kids should be having sex, I dont think anyone who isnt ready should be having sex, but if someone fefels that they are, no one should stop them.