Married couples practicing abstinence?

[Phlosphr]

Kung Fu said:

But, IMHO, you are being disingenuous towards people who use contraception

Actually ResIpsaLoquitor said:

(BTW–I’m not raising this to pick on couples who contracept; I fully appreciate that many married folk are very loving to each other even though they use some form of contraception. At this point, I’m just explaining the theology.)

To that end, I left the Catholic church near 15 years ago for reasons of restrictions to being human. I am an open universalist who believes people are human first, and supressing the urge to make love with ones spouse is in my opinion rejecting an innate animal instinct.
Of course I have other reasons for leaving the RCC but that is not what this OP is about.
To fully answer the OP, no I do not know anyone who is married and abstinent.

[Phlosphr]

Furthermore, I could not truly conceive of a reason why I would be abstinent with my wife. Making Love is just that…Making Love…the act of true endearing love between two people. I do not wish to only show my wife I love her by words alone, or a flower… physical attraction between spouses is something to be nutured IMO not abstained from.

[ResIpsaLoquitor]

You’re right, it is a very fine line. But, IMHO, you are being disingenuous towards people who use contraception. Contraception does not mean always mean saying “never” to kids. It’s a very efficient and effective way of saying “not right now” for most people. I think you were remiss in not acknowledging that, or putting qualifiers in your post to that effect. Again, just IMHO.

What Phlsophr said. Although, yeah, I should have made clearer that many contracepting couples do want to have kids.

[TitoBenito]

I don’t get it NFP. So if you do something sloppily, it doesn’t count as a sin because you didn’t try too hard anyway. Is it suicide if you only put one bullet in a six shooter and pull the trigger? Why not just pick out six condoms put a small hole in one