I that that the 5% figure might have been produced by the Guttmacher Institute but I might be wrong. I can tell you that I am 21 and practicing abstinence. I don’t know of specific research but it is probably out there somewhere.
It wasn’t the Guttmacher Institute. It was an educated guess from a good friend of mine.
I would never enter into a relationship if I knew a woman wouldn’t respect my choices. So much for the idea of loving your partner.
I’d rather follow God’s will than my own preferences. If that means being single, and a virgin, all my life, okay. Or if that means not having children until I am 50, okay. God knows what is best for us.
If you’re looking for a faithful Catholic woman, you might try avemariasingles.com
I have seen those Catholic websites and what gets me is how some of the single women there list that they have no kids, and are unsure if they do want them, but yet they consider themselves “conservative”. That admission might prevent them from contracting into Catholic marriage.
I am pretty sure that figure was produced by some researchers. I remember reading about it on the news but don’t recall which group of researchers produced the figure.
I feel your pain as a single 34 year old woman. I joined the church at age 25 and changed many things about the way I was living. I was living a more secular lifestyle back then. Now that I am trying my hardest to live a chaste lifestyle the dating game is much more difficult. Seems everyone thinks if you are not having sex your not that into them. I do believe though that there are still good Catholics out there and with trust and patience they will come.
Yup. Though I suppose thinking that way is a sign of a bigger problem with attitude (a sign of the time, not necessarily anything for which to blame that person), which generally means the person doesn’t have a grasp of what Christian marriage is about, which means we shouldn’t really make moves on that person.
Another guy here who feels your pain.
Don’t lose hope, i got married at 29 to a wonderful Catholic women of the same age and same values. It was difficult to wait, but we were gald we did. pray to God to lead you in the right direction, He wil listen.
