However, all my instincts told me that statistics can be dry and meaningless in the eyes of a teenager. Instead of stats and studies, I felt that I should share some of the truths that I have learned during 15 years of marriage counseling. Second, I described the special kind of bonding that takes place in the intimate act of sexual intercourse. It is physical, and it is emotional. However, the closeness goes far beyond the intimate physical touch.
Sexual intercourse includes an exchange of emotional electricity.
Here, we make ourselves completely vulnerable. We take down the most private veils of our life. These private veils are very real. They are meant to be reserved for married couples who have covenanted themselves together. When these very sensitive veils are removed outside of marriage, they tend to leave severe emotional scars.