We talked to some women who are happily married for the second time and found that their feelings on sex before marriage are more complicated than you might expect. From pregnant brides to abstinent fiancées, we’re intrigued by the diversity of responses to the question of getting lucky before getting hitched. Check out the surprising insights about sex the second time around. Image via iStock.com/freemixer “Sadly, I was widowed after only being married for four years. A few years later I met my new husband at a church function. We fell in love and decided to get married pretty quickly. We also agreed to wait until marriage to make love. Even though it wasn’t about virginity, it was still a part of my faith that you don’t have sex outside of marriage. And I’m glad I stuck by that. It made the honeymoon fun!” — D.S. More from The Stir: 10 Things to Love About Second Marriages “After we split, I vowed I wouldn’t marry someone without knowing for sure that we were on the same page when it comes to sex.” — N.B. “We haven’t had sex yet and I’m dying. I didn’t wait for marriage the first time around, so this is new (and frustrating!) to me. But my soon-to-be hubby is a pastor and feels like he needs to set a good example. I respect that, but am dying to get his pants off. Overshare?” — W.S. “But don’t tell my dad. I think he still thinks I’m the virgin he walked down the aisle the first time around.” — S.F. “When I fell in love with my now-husband, I decided no sex! I wanted to make sure we were emotionally, spiritually, and financially compatible first. Now we’re married and the sex part is great. No regrets on waiting, even though our friends thought it was weird.” — E.J. More from The Stir: 10 Things I’ll Do Differently in My Second Marriage
title: “9 Women On Waiting Or Not Waiting To Have Sex Before Their Second Marriage” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-07” author: “Shawn Ratzlaff”
We talked to some women who are happily married for the second time and found that their feelings on sex before marriage are more complicated than you might expect. From pregnant brides to abstinent fiancées, we’re intrigued by the diversity of responses to the question of getting lucky before getting hitched. Check out the surprising insights about sex the second time around. Image via iStock.com/freemixer “Sadly, I was widowed after only being married for four years. A few years later I met my new husband at a church function. We fell in love and decided to get married pretty quickly. We also agreed to wait until marriage to make love. Even though it wasn’t about virginity, it was still a part of my faith that you don’t have sex outside of marriage. And I’m glad I stuck by that. It made the honeymoon fun!” — D.S. More from The Stir: 10 Things to Love About Second Marriages “After we split, I vowed I wouldn’t marry someone without knowing for sure that we were on the same page when it comes to sex.” — N.B. “We haven’t had sex yet and I’m dying. I didn’t wait for marriage the first time around, so this is new (and frustrating!) to me. But my soon-to-be hubby is a pastor and feels like he needs to set a good example. I respect that, but am dying to get his pants off. Overshare?” — W.S. “But don’t tell my dad. I think he still thinks I’m the virgin he walked down the aisle the first time around.” — S.F. “When I fell in love with my now-husband, I decided no sex! I wanted to make sure we were emotionally, spiritually, and financially compatible first. Now we’re married and the sex part is great. No regrets on waiting, even though our friends thought it was weird.” — E.J. More from The Stir: 10 Things I’ll Do Differently in My Second Marriage
title: “9 Women On Waiting Or Not Waiting To Have Sex Before Their Second Marriage” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-16” author: “Stephen Reynoso”
We talked to some women who are happily married for the second time and found that their feelings on sex before marriage are more complicated than you might expect. From pregnant brides to abstinent fiancées, we’re intrigued by the diversity of responses to the question of getting lucky before getting hitched. Check out the surprising insights about sex the second time around. Image via iStock.com/freemixer “Sadly, I was widowed after only being married for four years. A few years later I met my new husband at a church function. We fell in love and decided to get married pretty quickly. We also agreed to wait until marriage to make love. Even though it wasn’t about virginity, it was still a part of my faith that you don’t have sex outside of marriage. And I’m glad I stuck by that. It made the honeymoon fun!” — D.S. More from The Stir: 10 Things to Love About Second Marriages “After we split, I vowed I wouldn’t marry someone without knowing for sure that we were on the same page when it comes to sex.” — N.B. “We haven’t had sex yet and I’m dying. I didn’t wait for marriage the first time around, so this is new (and frustrating!) to me. But my soon-to-be hubby is a pastor and feels like he needs to set a good example. I respect that, but am dying to get his pants off. Overshare?” — W.S. “But don’t tell my dad. I think he still thinks I’m the virgin he walked down the aisle the first time around.” — S.F. “When I fell in love with my now-husband, I decided no sex! I wanted to make sure we were emotionally, spiritually, and financially compatible first. Now we’re married and the sex part is great. No regrets on waiting, even though our friends thought it was weird.” — E.J. More from The Stir: 10 Things I’ll Do Differently in My Second Marriage
title: “9 Women On Waiting Or Not Waiting To Have Sex Before Their Second Marriage” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-25” author: “Vernon Stevens”
We talked to some women who are happily married for the second time and found that their feelings on sex before marriage are more complicated than you might expect. From pregnant brides to abstinent fiancées, we’re intrigued by the diversity of responses to the question of getting lucky before getting hitched. Check out the surprising insights about sex the second time around. Image via iStock.com/freemixer “Sadly, I was widowed after only being married for four years. A few years later I met my new husband at a church function. We fell in love and decided to get married pretty quickly. We also agreed to wait until marriage to make love. Even though it wasn’t about virginity, it was still a part of my faith that you don’t have sex outside of marriage. And I’m glad I stuck by that. It made the honeymoon fun!” — D.S. More from The Stir: 10 Things to Love About Second Marriages “After we split, I vowed I wouldn’t marry someone without knowing for sure that we were on the same page when it comes to sex.” — N.B. “We haven’t had sex yet and I’m dying. I didn’t wait for marriage the first time around, so this is new (and frustrating!) to me. But my soon-to-be hubby is a pastor and feels like he needs to set a good example. I respect that, but am dying to get his pants off. Overshare?” — W.S. “But don’t tell my dad. I think he still thinks I’m the virgin he walked down the aisle the first time around.” — S.F. “When I fell in love with my now-husband, I decided no sex! I wanted to make sure we were emotionally, spiritually, and financially compatible first. Now we’re married and the sex part is great. No regrets on waiting, even though our friends thought it was weird.” — E.J. More from The Stir: 10 Things I’ll Do Differently in My Second Marriage
