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Removal of Redirect

Many articles have been redirected to Religion and sexuality which are underserved by that page which, were it to include information on all of the pages that redirect to it, would be much too expansive an article. Give the status of premarital sex as a topic of debate in current US politics, I felt that the article deserved to stand on its own and that it should not be folded into that much larger article. This article is a stub, as I don't have the expertise to comment on the cultural aspects of this topic from various worldviews, but i hope that some wikipedians with knowledge about these issues will expand this article in the future.

Non-marital sex

I think non-marital sex is a much better term than pre-marital sex. Pre-marital sex should be confined to the sex that occurs between a particular couple before they get married, considering that "pre" means "before". Non-marital sex, however, covers sex between those who never have any intention of marrying one another, as well as the sex engaged in by the perpetually unmarried, widowed, and divorced. After all, no one ever speaks of "post-marital" sex. As an umbrella term, it would also include extramarital sex. It also has the benefit of being a neutral, more precise term. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tracy58 (talk • contribs) 16:41, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

At first blush, I agree with this. On reflection, though — and speaking as a stern opponent of gratuitous proliferation — I'd make the case that the two were considered clearly separate phenomena a half-century ago in the United States.
It was not at all rare that someone known for denouncing the "sin" and "immorality" of premarital sex, predicting this as the prime harbinger of utter social collapse, and often calling for iron-fisted police action would be exposed as a flagrant adulterer, which activity would never be met with a similar level of vitriol.
Weeb Dingle (talk) 17:35, 22 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Pre-marital sex and risk of divorce?

Many studies have found a link between pre-marital sex and divorce. I think this should be added to the article.

"The results presented in this article replicate findings from previous research: Women who cohabit prior to marriage or who have premarital sex have an increased likelihood of marital disruption. Considering the joint effects of premarital cohabitation and premarital sex, as well as histories of premarital relationships, extends previous research. The most salient finding from this analysis is that women whose intimate premarital relationships are limited to their husbands—either premarital sex alone or premarital cohabitation—do not experience an increased risk of divorce. It is only women who have more than one intimate premarital relationship who have an elevated risk of marital disruption. This effect is strongest for women who have multiple premarital coresidental unions. These findings are consistent with the notion that premarital sex and cohabitation have become part of the normal courtship pattern in the United States. They do not indicate selectivity on characteristics linked to the risk of divorce and do not provide couples with experiences that lessen the stability of marriage." http://socialpathology.blogspot.com.au/2010/09/sexual-partner-divorce-risk.html

"those who are virgins at marriage have much lower rates of separation and divorce.”" http://pastors.com/premarital-sex-divorce-is-there-a-link/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hellznrg (talk • contribs) 00:50, 13 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

In addition to what seems to blatant traditional copy-paste from one of the cited sources, this article includes quotations used non-transformatively - for instance, the entire section on "French Polynesia" except for the word "traditionally" is copied from http://www.sexarchive.info/IES/frenchpolynesia.html. I'm afraid that content needs to be properly paraphrased with limited quotation to comply with our copyright policies. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 20:11, 7 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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