Im new to this forum, and saw this topic here in the singles thread and thought i'd leave my two cents. Having recently come out of a relationship which ended out quite badly, which started off being a relationship full of lust, which at the time i thought was amazing. Over the course of the years the relationship hit many rocks along the road, as we had breaks and met other people sexually, and then got back together again. In my heart this caused a major issue and I found it very difficult to commit sexually again.
since that relationship I have found Jesus, and I wish I had found him before, if only I had a relationship with him and followed God's word of no sex before marriage and introduced my ex girlfriend to Jesus, I believe many great things would've come out of that relationship. But now she resents me for what I have done, I have forgiven her for her ways and pray for her a lot, it is not her fault she has no relationship with God but mine.
I think we should respect ourselves and each other in relationships and save something such as Sex for when we are truly commited, I have made my vow to God now that I will not have intercourse or any other sexual activity until I am married. God does not take kindly to broken vows but I do not intend to braek them. Just because society says that things are acceptable does not mean that God has changed his mind on matters.