Philippine movie stars control pre-marital sex

Both young and adults in this liberated world may find it eccentric or others may ridicule these people who could preserve virginity until a wedding vow. 

Don’t be taken aback because Philippine showbiz which has been known for relationships outside marriage could still be found with personalities who value chastity. 

They’re adamant that sex is something that one should suspend until the right time for marriage.

Sit back and soak up on their type of hearts that rationalizes healthily:

Nikki Gil in an interview with Cosmopolitan magazine says that no one obliges her to remain a virgin or stuck up as moralist but it’s her choice to conserve virginity until after nuptial. In fact, she wears a purity ring since 1998 to represent her stance against sex outside marriage.  Based on recollection, Nikki’s decision of upholding chastity was the bottom-line of her break-up with Billy Crawford, who’s now in a relationship with Coleen Garcia.

Yeng Constantino conserves her virginity for fellow Christian and fiance Yan Asuncion, whom she will marry on Valentine’s Day in Tagaytay City this year.  She unveils that they have been resolute to it to honor God and their parents.  They prefer to build up friendship out of their relationship. Abstinence from sex for her while unmarried tests a man’s love. For her, it’s another level of girl’s power that has to conserve looking at the reality that a lot of men nowadays primarily desire woman’s virginity but dump her afterwards.  She believes that through this, men can be tested of their patience to wait and relentless love. 

Toni Gonzaga has consistently been clear-cut about her Christian and conventional beliefs on sexuality which she claims as a tough one but has been making an effort not to put themselves in a tempting situation. 

Toni and her fiancé Paul Soriano has been together for seven and a half years.  They never disobey her parents’ rules on midnight curfew. They have never took an off shore trip as a couple because Toni’s parents oppose the idea.  She says that love should be on top than covetousness of those in a relationship, believing that love is unconditional.  She rationalizes that love does not demand sexual compatibility as a condition, but rather be treated as a strong foundation of marriage, commitment and trust.

Iya Villania who's a close frienf of Nikki Gil also believes in chastity until marriage which they have been controlled until they exchanged their vows with Drew Arellano in January 2014.  She says in her interview with Philippine Entertainment Portal that she does not look down upon girls who are into pre-marital sex, believing that it doesn’t make anyone less of a person.  However, she personally believes that one should not practice it.  She marvels at her boyfriend for respecting her choice of conserving chastity on their 10 year togetherness as sweethearts.  By her boyfriend’s patience to attune to her belief which confirms his love, things turn to be easy when she says yes for the marriage.

Jewel Mische desires to inspire other couples by discouraging pre-marital sex with her fiance, who admits she used to be messed up in the past, and so his boyfriend, which illumine her to make things right with her fiancé Alister Curzer by helping each other to achieve this preservation. The couple deems not to engage in physical intimacy before exchanging their vows because they believe that sex is for married couple.  They’re preserving their kisses for their wedding day because they both believe that it is entryway to physical intimacy.  For them, sex is God’s present and should be a means of celebrating love,  producing children, shielded by the accountability of matrimony.

So what?  Do these young stars exercise conservation of chastity just out of nothing or are they profiting from this choice? 

According to Cornell University researchers, abstaining from sex on courtship process could lead to a healthier relationship while premarital sex could be detrimental to long term relationships which rebukes that sex early on in a relationship can impede the growth of important developments like caring and understanding.

Courtship is an opportunity for discovery and relationship management, when couples weigh up compatibility, formulate commitments and create on emotional and physical intimacy.

The research discloses that women who put off physical intimacy for over six months recompense significantly higher levels of relationship fulfillment, commitment, closeness and emotional support, as well as sexual satisfaction with their partner, than those who became sexually involved within the first month.

Contemplating on this disclosure of the research must be the reason why the Scripture says, You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.' But I say to you, everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart.  (Matthew 5:27-28)

References:

1. Karen Valeza, PH stars saying no to pre-marital sex, https://ph.celebrity.yahoo.com/news/saying-no-to-pre-marital-sex-020723150.html 
2. Brittney R. Villlava, Study: Premarital Sex Detrimental to Relationships - Negatively Impacts Intimacy, Commitment, Sexual Satisfaction, http://www.christianpost.com/news/study-premarital-sex-detrimental-to-relationships-negatively-impacts-intimacy-commitment-sexual-satisfaction-80982/