(October 27, 2011)– Having premarital sex is a lot better than waiting for your wedding night to give everything up. Many teens’ views on sex, love and marriage are shaped by those of their peers, their parents and their religion, if they follow one. Having sex before marriage gives people a chance to make their own ideas of sex, love and their sexuality. Whether it’s giving into peer pressure or just out of curiosity, having sex is a personal decision. Not everyone can fall in love, but they can love. It’s easy to love someone like a family member, a friend, or someone closer than a friend. Having sex is about giving someone you love a part of you. The most intimate and desirable thing you could ever give to anyone is sex. It should be with someone special to you and by your own definition of special. Sex is sometimes dismissed by people as inappropriate. The people who find it an inappropriate subject are either immature or not ready to have sex. It’s totally fine to not be ready, but it shouldn’t be frowned upon. It is sad that people think they’ll be punished by God for having sex before they get married. A person doesn’t need a marriage certificate to allow them to have sex. Lots of people get married at the wrong time and sometimes they don’t even love each other. Married couples don’t always stay together; the divorce rate for first marriages in the U.S is nearly 46%, according to Divorce Magazine . So, that person that you were supposed to spend your whole life with is the last person you think about. Deciding to give your virginity to one person is a really big commitment. It’s pointless to do that, because “the first time” most likely won’t be the best time of your life. These days it’s really normal to start having sex as a teen. It’s hard not to sit in class and wonder how many of your classmates are having sex. Sex isn’t a big deal so it shouldn’t be made into one. Usually people make it a big deal because of the small chances of having an unwanted pregnancy. As long as protection is being used the right way, then there isn’t much to worry about.