Two whole months, huh? That is an amazing feat of self-discipline and control! Maybe we should name a national holiday after you or give you a star on the Walk of Fame. (I hope you can sense my sarcasm…I’m laying it on pretty thick.)
I hate to point out the obvious, but what did you expect? Great sexual relationships are built upon great emotional and intellectual foundations. If you only dated him for two months, you didn’t have adequate time to cultivate the deep emotional intimacy needed to share earth-moving sex. The guy could just be inexperienced in the sack or have Mr. Happy problems, but the most likely explanation is that the two of you don’t know each other well enough to be rolling around naked. It’s hard (pun intended) to be completely comfortable and vulnerable with someone you have only known for a couple of months.
My best guess is that by the time you read this, you won’t have to worry about the bad sex—the relationship will already be over. Guys often use kind gestures and loving emotions to get sex and once they have it, they have little use for the romantic fluff. If you “gave up the goods” in only two months, there is a really good chance that the relationship is not being built upon the right foundation and will crumble quickly. Despite what Maxim and Sex in the City may think, there is a reason that our grandparents’ generation experiences far less divorce and heartbreak than we do—they waited to share the deepest level of physical intimacy until they had the deepest level of commitment (marriage). Maybe you ought to adopt that strategy as well.
Jason Illian is a multi-talented national speaker, successful corporate executive and television personality. For the last decade, Jason has toured the US, sharing the message that romantic love is built upon God's unconditional love. He garnered national attention when he shocked pop culture in 2005 on ABC's, “The Bachelorette” by announcing that he was a virgin. He is also the author of "Undressed: The Naked Truth about Love, Sex, and Dating.” To find out more about Jason go to www.jasonillian.com
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| LILA -- Los Angeles | |
| Jason's being way too idealistic. Sure, when you have an emotional connection to someone, the sex is most likely going to be wonderful, but it's really more about energy. If there are two people that are on the same sex wavelength, they are bound to have mind-blowing sex, irrespective of whether they are in love or not. Furthermore, Jason, I think you paint a really simple picture about our grandparents' generation. There were much less divorces in their day largely due to societal constraints, not simply because they understood or respected love a lot more than we do. | |
| Olivia -- Tucson | |
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| KLB678 | |
| Summing up Jason's response in one word: cheesy. First off, it is unnecessary to point out that you are laying on the sarcasm pretty thick when it is already beyond evident. Not to mention that as a virgin his response is practically invalid. His advice is idealistic and ridiculous. Clearly this woman thought waiting two months was challenging, so I commend her for holding out. Two months is a short waiting period for some, long for others. It is a personally relevant matter, and not grounds for judgment. If this woman had waited a year or (wince) till marriage, the sex would not be better due to a deeper emotional connection. Sex would be a less exciting part of the relationship. And honey, sex is crucial. Move on. | |
| swan480 | |
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Jason's response is so old-fashioned it's offensive. He's basically reviving the "All guys want is sex, all girls want is commitment" stereotype. Our grandparents' time is not something we want to go back to. Women were beaten and raped by their husbands, worked like slaves for absolutely no pay or rights of their own, and watched unfaithful husbands drink away the family income. The only reason there wasn't more divorce back then is because it wasn't culturally acceptable - women weren't given enough worth to determine what they deserved out of their own lives. So don't tell me there's more divorce now because women are freer to have sex than they were in the past. That's an insult to everything the women's movement tried to achieve for us. |
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| bgeorgopulos@aidforwomen.org -- Chicago | |
| WOW!! It is SO refreshing to hear a guy say that! After studying the trends in history, it was extremely apparent to me that the common theme of the degredation of a society began with its lack of respect for each other. I'm thoroghly convinced that it begins with our sexuality and you really nailed it on the head in your response. | |