The society is responsible for messing up the emotional state and in turn life choices of SO many thousands of young ones over the years!
The Guilt they are burdened with is phenomenal!
Young People Ask... When Can I Start Dating?
by pale.emperor 34 Replies latest watchtower bible
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stuckinarut2
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sir82
This seems like a good place for a re-post:
*** w61 12/15 pp. 767-768 Questions From Readers ***
? How can girls guard against temptation in this sex-crazy world?
When a girl reaches the age of puberty or physical maturity, her body has developed in the matter of sex more than in the mind. Young folks like to be together, first in groups, later in twos. If they have not been instructed by their parents in regard to the matter of sex, a boy and a girl are likely to become too familiar and to engage in what is popularly called petting or necking. They may practice this for a time and see no bad results. However, the time will come when there will be great danger in such actions. Why? In answer to this question, we can learn about nature and sex from the bovine family of mammals, both wild and tame.
Large herds of cattle, both male and female, wander over the plains feeding. Ordinarily the male or bull would not think of approaching the female or cow for sex purposes. If he did approach he would not receive a hearty welcome, but, rather, he might be gored by the cow’s horns. There is no petting or sex relations between bull and cow permitted, because the female is not in physical condition to breed. The bull seems to understand this and keeps in his own place. However, when the female of the species is in condition to breed, she makes the matter known. If there is no male in the herd, she will go elsewhere looking for one and she is unsettled until she finds one and then is bred by him. Now she is contented, and the end result is a calf. In this connection it is interesting to note that the male animal has no season at which he is not willing to engage in the breeding act.
If we humans would take a lesson from these creatures, we would learn something of importance in matters of sex, as to its purpose and the results of its operation.
As with a cow, when a young girl who has reached her puberty is in physical condition to conceive and become pregnant, her sex emotions are greatly aroused. If she has association with a boy, she is inclined to think that it is the sweetness of the “boy friend” that causes this delightful and new feeling, and so she becomes infatuated with him. If the boy friend should become sexually aroused and lets her know it and then she yields her body to the advances of the amorous boy friend, she is likely to become pregnant as a result of just one sex experience of this kind.
When the ovum, that is, the egg cell from which the baby starts, is at large or is on its way from the woman’s ovary through her Fallopian tube to the uterus, there it remains for an uncertain length of time, which varies greatly with different females. Then is the time when conception can take place if the ovum is met by a male life sperm. During that same time the female is sexually aroused and is ready for the sex act that at this time will cause a baby to result. This bearing of children is the sole privilege of the female. In fact, this is one main reason for creating the female of the human species.
There are cases where a girl became pregnant as a result of one sex interview with a boy. What a price for a girl, a virgin, to pay for a few minutes of satisfied sex emotions! When persons start in this dangerous and sinful course, they find it hard to overcome future temptations. When a young, unmarried girl falls to the temptation, the price she pays is terrible: shame, sorrow, a ruined reputation, endless troubles, with the danger of being disfellowshiped from a congregation if the girl is a dedicated member. It is high time for girls to understand the make-up of their bodies and its functions, especially with regard to sex. Then if a girl understandingly takes care of herself while the ovum is at large and is causing sex disturbance and cravings within her, she will be able to act like a true lady of irreproachable morals at all times. She will avoid the violating of her virginity and the shame and conscience-stricken state due to this; and wisely she will direct her young life so as to end up in the position of a clean, happy wife and mother of legitimate children, journeying to the new world of righteousness, where there will be no sex problems amid a sex-crazy population.
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Sorry
Even when I fully believed everything, their whole approach to dating seemed so ass backwards to me. At least to me, there's a difference between dating and being in a serious relationship. Why would you even be thinking about marriage when you're in the beginning stages of a relationship? You're trying to determine if you're even compatible at that point!
The whole "chaperone" thing was also flawed. It's just not a good way to get to know someone. Of course people are going to be on their best behavior in front of their parents (or "mature" Christians who will snitch to the elders). If you're going to spend the rest of your life with someone with no way out, you better do it right. Holding back on genuinely getting to know each other and just rushing to get married is just crazy.
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schnell
Heh, much the same thought occurred to me whenever I played a Jedi in Star Wars: the Old Republic. I remember thinking how familiar that mindset felt.
@Saethydd, hey since we're talking about singleness in a creepy cult-like environment that gets kids in when they're very young, as well as dating advice...
Here's Mr. Plinkett's Attack of the Clones Review. It's in 3 parts, has the best awful language and it is amazing.
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stuckinarut2
Wow sir82!!
Thanks for reposting that article!
That is one of the most disturbing pieces of literature the society has ever written. SO many points in it are inappropriate and cringe-worthy!