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I’m going to try to work this slang into the conversation the next time the subject comes up. :o
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Surely I’m not the first to use it!
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Surely I’m not the first to use it!
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First time I’ve heard it. It’s a classic, destined to go down in presidential history!
(heh-heh…I said “go down.”)
Nava writes:
What Catholic church do YOU go to? I’ve never heard anything remotely like this in my years as a practicing Catholic. Judging from the responses in this thread (and “Dad’s” in your own entry), others haven’t, either.
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** jhinman**, I have a single LDS sister who’s going to be 30 this year. 
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Well I am in Edmonton alberta, how does she feel about cold? 
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I’m not a man, but this caught my eye. I consider myself a libral Ba’hai. Ba’hai people believe that ALL religions in all the world hold truth, and there’s no RIGHT religion. We find wisdom from ALL religions and beliefs. Not just Christianity.
I am still waiting for that special person. (I’m bi) Personally, I really think that we need to stop being so uptight about sex. We need to have healthier attitudes about sex. At the same time, we need to stop treating sex as something causal and common. Yeah, it feels good to do it…but on the other hand, removing the emotional aspect of sex is just so strange. I really do think that a lot of people don’t understand that having someone say “I love you” can feel just as good as doing it. I know a lot of people say that “oh the whole sex love connection is just something that uptight anal people push. I’m so free from that.” But yet at the same time many of those people who are fuck buddy enthusiasts complain about not feeling an emotional connection. I honestly honestly think too many people try to get a special connection through sex without emotions getting in the way of things…yet its pretty much impossible to do so. Maybe if people weren’t so messed up that they use sex as a way to get a connection without emotional involvement, then things wouldn’t be so goddamn soapoperaish.
I have to say I think that religions need to teach kids the quality of a GOOD healthy relationship. So many girls think that if they don’t have sex with a guy, the guy won’t like them. We really need to teach kids that the way to have a healthy relationship is start out as friends, and then let it develop from there.
SO many young teen girls seem to think that the way to get a boyfriend is to follow the advice in the teen magazines.
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[hijack]Now you have to join! It’s lonely being the only Baha’i Doper! [/hijack]
PS: I’d have made this comment in a PM or email, but as this Doper is a guest, PMs and email is not available to him/her yet.
(continuing hijack) what am I, invisible? 
Not only do I take opportunities that present themselves to give the Baha’i perspective, I even did an “Ask the Baha’i” thread! For good info, I’d recommend www.bahai.org
(seriously ending hijack)
To answer the OP:
I was raised Catholic, and the rule was “no premarital sex” but for a number of reasons, including being serially sexually abused as a child, I didn’t wait. In fact, I was very promiscuous. It’s impossible to say whether I’d have waited if not for the abuse thing.
My 17YO daughter (who is also Baha’i, but contemplating converting to Christianity) is convinced that waiting is the right thing to do. I’ve put no pressure on her in this regard. I’ve been up front in telling her that if she decides to become sexually active, I won’t judge her because of it (that’s between her and God), but do expect her to be responsible about it.
No, no, no, Pagan, and not applicable.