AN ARGUMENT AGAINST COHABITATION / CASUAL SEX
P1. Casual sex is a sexual practice which inhibits the ability to form a lifelong relationship
P2. Society should discourage any sexual practice which inhibits the ability to form a lifelong relationship
C. Therefore society should discourage casual sex
CONSERVATIVE COMMENTARY
Nicholas H. Wolfinger’s research concludes:
It won’t be surprising to most readers that people with more premarital sex partners have higher divorce rates, broadly speaking
https://ifstudies.org/blog/counterintuitive-trends-in-the-link-between-premarital-sex-and-marital-stability
This correlation is intuitive:
Scientifically, we know this: As we bond and break, bond and break, bond and break, we lose our ability to properly bond. When we’re ready for that new, serious relationship or marriage, something is missing that prevents us from fully bonding; we don’t feel that connected or committed. Our feelings may seem to diminish. When we see someone else a little more exciting, more appealing, more perfect for us, we’re ready to move on in a heartbeat. The condition of being “crazy in love” suddenly disappears. We may say we don’t feel all that excited anymore. We may even lose faith in falling in love again.
https://www.moralrevolution.com/blog/the-invisible-effects-of-sex-before-marriage