Jett V., a 31-year-old woman, told Self that she and her husband waited to have sex all throughout their six year relationship and until their wedding because of their Christian faith. Krista M., who is 37 and not currently married, told the publication that she, too, has made the decision to wait until marriage. "I come from a home where sex was spoken of as natural, exciting, and totally important," she said before adding the important caveat: "within marriage."
When speaking to Cosmopolitan, 22-year-old Margaret said that although her husband was not a virgin when they met, she had made up her mind to wait for both "religious reasons" and because she'd "been raised to do so." Her husband's non-virgin status made the decision difficult at times, she admitted.
Whether personally religious or because they come from a religious background, the majority of those who've decided to wait to have sex until marriage have some sort of religious affiliation.
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