Attraction, love, marriage, sex, family.. Ideally, this is the order how the stages of a relationship should be arranged chronologically based on a Christian point of view. A couple should first have the mutual feelings of being attracted to each other, fall in love and decides to make their vows in marriage. Only then shall the two can express their love for one another in a more intimate manner as love-making or having sex. Such union between a man and a woman will then be blessed, hopefully, with a child and then they become a family.
Ideal versus Reality
But the ideal is far from being real. Couples engaged in pre-marital sex way before they even get into high school. At the onset of puberty, kids begin to be curious about their sexuality. And without proper guidance, these kids explore and venture into the realm of the senses without much thought of the dire consequence of their impulsive actions. Come to think of it, teens are not the only ones guilty of such wanton behavior but even adults as well. Indeed, the world has gone to have a permissive attitude towards pre-marital sex. Now, it has become Attraction, sex, family, marriage, love or...