Pardon my ignorance, but doesn’t the fact that you give up something for Lent make you Catholic, which means you shouldn’t be having any premarital sex to begin with?
And no matter what you give up, won’t your parents probably be curious to know what it is? I.e., do you really want to explain to the 'rents that you gave up banging your gal and beating yourself to prove your dedication to God?
If you go through with either of these for the full 40 days, and you wind up NOT in heaven, I’m going to write a strongly worded letter to God.
And while I’m posting, I say give up the caffeine.
Yeesh, folks. Just because we post on a board that dictates “Don’t be a jerk” doesn’t mean we must all smile and say only nice things to each other.
This thread title is anxiety-producing for me!
Don’t give up anything for Lent—give something! Time to a shelter, a relative or neighbor who needs chores done, clean-up project for your church, whatever.
I tried to give up caffeine for lent one year and only made it about 2 days. I haven’t had sex since Thanksgiving, however, and don’t miss that at all.
Do you have a third choice?
Why does it have to be either sex or caffine.
Give up caffeine, stock up on Tylenol, enjoy the sweet lovin’. SILLY!
Cyn has an excellent idea. Rather than giving up something that makes life enjoyable, why don’t you give up some of your time (certainly a sacrifice) in order to make a difference. Not only are you acting in the spirit of Lent, you are actually making the world a better place.
Give up caffeine. It will be tough, but hey, if I had to give up one or the other…it would definitely be the coffee…this coming from the guy whose user name is an acronym for Worshipper Of Espresso Gods.
I would like to reiterate a point somebody hinted at up above: if you’re considering giving up sex, you should clear this with your girlfriend first… she may be giving up smacking you upside the head, and if you give up sex, it’s gonna be awful hard for her to make her commitment…
Well the votes seem strongly in favor of caffeine so far, but I should clear up some things.
Please keep those votes coming
Not catholic? Is there even such a thing as Lent if you’re not catholic? I’m not catholic either, and I will be giving up exactly nothing.
As the “lady friend” in question i would like to say that i am not “fine with the no sex thing” BUT i understand the predicament and respect your decision and (for lack of a better term) religious duty.
In case that was unclear, my response is GO WITH CAFFEINE!!
As a catholic and trying real hard not to post the plethora of punchlines i came up for this thread, i have to say, in all seriousness,
ARE YOU NUTS??!
**sorry sorry, too many punchlines hurt my head…
You have to give up sex, dude.
post back here just before you explode. …say in about a week?