Study: 95 percent in U.S. had premarital sex
http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/12/19/premarital.sex.ap/index.html
2006-12-20 02:32:46 · 9 answers · asked by arcaemous 4 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
It doesn't surprise me at all. What does surprise me though is that people seem to think this is new information. With people waiting to get married, do they really expect them to abstain from sex until they're 28, 29, even 30? I'm all for TEENS waiting to have sex until they're emotionally ready, but to think that adults will wait until they're married is ludacris. We live in an "instant gratification" society these days and with women being more independent and not "needing" to get married to have a successful life, the idea of premarital sex being taboo will eventually go the way of things like women being unable to wear pants or working outside the home.
2006-12-20 03:36:10 · answer #1 · answered by sommerluvn77 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You raise some good points. I can empathize with people who get upset over abortion, but their attacks on contraception are asenine and backward. The surest way to prevent abortions is to prevent unwanted pregancies -- hence we should teach and distribute birth control at every opportunity. We should FLOOD the school system with a full understanding of how sexuality works because IGNORANCE is what gets people pregnant. "C'mon baby, if I pull out quick enough you can't get pregnant." Get the point? And, of course, puritanical America is full of liars. We have just as much premarital sex as anyone, but at least the Europeans are open about it while we try to pretend our kids won't do what we did. And what's REALLY ironic is that the holier-than-thou South is the WORST offender for teen pregancies, divorces and STD's. What a surprise ... not.
2016-05-23 00:01:02 · answer #2 · answered by Ethel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The numbers are undoubtedly high, but that high?
I think this was a study that was biased towards finding such a high % to support an agenda they are pursuing, i.e. discredit the abstinence movement.
2006-12-20 09:00:26 · answer #3 · answered by Zee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think I'm part of that 95%
2006-12-20 02:35:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I KNOW that I'm part of the 95%.
2006-12-20 02:37:28 · answer #5 · answered by dem4six 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think curiosity has got the best of them, too impatient to see and feel their genitals in action :d
2006-12-20 02:58:35 · answer #6 · answered by Goutam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jealous, but I'm discriminating (prefer females on only two legs)
2006-12-20 02:42:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't believe time and money was wasted on a study! Sad but true!
2006-12-20 04:38:16 · answer #8 · answered by downtownJbrown 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My reaction: Duh!
2006-12-20 02:39:09 · answer #9 · answered by bata4689 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋