If that is going to be a block to intimacy, then it's just going to have to be blocked. But, I don't think it does. I think you can be connected to another person and enjoy a depth of soul and relationship without having a sexual relationship, if you are not married to the person. Our sexuality a gift of God. It is a gift of God that is to be enjoyed and appreciated in a married relationship.
Sin has a way of getting around.
It is not just in big cities, it's everywhere. I was shocked with that conversation because this friend is a minister, a Christian counselor that I had respected for a long, time. I was really surprised by his attitude. I thought he understood as we become Christians, we say that our life no longer belongs to ourselves. Our life belongs to God by creation and it belongs to God by redemption.