[QUOTE=missbookworm;160]I have already dated a few men in my life, and I have never thought about sleeping with them right after our first date. I am a Christian, and until now, I am proud to say that I still have my purity. :)[/QUOTE]

I had gone through some personal struggle too, after sleeping with my present boyfriend on our first date. But then I had known him for a long enough time, and the date was only our first official "romantic" meeting. We've been together for 2 years now and are going beautifully steady. On hindsight, I think everything happened for a reason.

There's something I would like to know, though. Would you say that those who have lost their virginity are impure? What if the two people concerned are genuinely and deeply in love, and do end up getting physical before marriage. Would that be considered wrong? If yes, how does a legal arrangement like marriage sanction the act to be pure?

I'm sorry if I'm asking too many questions! You see my boyfriend is Catholic too, but I belong to another religion. I'm just trying to understand the different perspectives :)