AbstinenceWith all the emphasis on the importance of condom use and birth control to ensure safe sex, I feel like a smart choice is being overlooked. What is this choice? Well, sometimes it's considered an old-fashioned or less plausible decision. I feel, however, that it is absolutely possible and I am living proof of it. The decision I have made is about premarital sexual abstinence. First of all, I want to say that I believe people should be educated about using condoms and other forms of birth control. Being responsible enough to take such steps when dealing with sex is important inside and outside of marriage. Also, I would like to say that I am not looking down on anyone who chooses to have premarital sex. Many of my closest friends have chosen to have sex and I have been and will always be there for them, no matter what decisions they make. I can talk to them about sex and give advice knowing that their beliefs are not mine. So why did I make this decision? Well, the root of my decision comes from my religion. I am a born again Christian and God tells us in the Bible that it is wrong to have sex outside of marriage. When I was in middle school, I made a lot of promises that I swore I wouldn't keep. They included things like not drinking and not having sex until I got married. Well, I managed to break most of those promises in high school, but I always kept my promise of abstinence. It wasn't a decision I made to be a "good" girl, it was a lifestyle. Every problem I saw regarding sex in high school made my resolve even stronger. I was afraid that my desire to be a virgin would receive a lot of sarcasm and jokes, but instead I received the exact opposite. Guys who discovered him thought he was wonderful and said things like "You're the kind of girl I want to marry!" One of my best friends wrote in my yearbook “I will always admire you for your ability to say no in the heat of the moment. Always stick to what you believe.