Did You Survive “I Kissed Dating Goodbye”?

by Sheila Gregoire | Aug 3, 2017 | preparing for marriage, teenagers

Like many parents of 90s kids, I once embraced I Kissed Dating Goodbye. Written by then-21-year-old Joshua Harris, it was all about how “dating” is dangerous and will wreck your ability to have a good marriage. Instead, what we should aim for is...

7 Things the Purity Culture Failed to Teach Me

by Rebecca Gregoire | Jun 29, 2017 | culture, Sex

Growing up in the purity culture people can learn the wrong lessons about sex–and God. Here are 7 things one woman had to unlearn once she married: How can we raise our kids to have a healthy view of sex–and not perpetuate some of the unhealthy aspects of...

What If We’re Teaching Purity All Wrong?

by Sheila Gregoire | May 29, 2017 | preparing for marriage, teenagers

What if the way that we’re teaching purity is really hurting kids? I’m just back from my walking tour of Ireland with my husband, and it was AMAZING! I’m hoping to do a post soon with some of our pictures and tell you about how neat (and relatively...

Is the Purity Culture Waking Up?

by Sheila Gregoire | May 20, 2016 | teenagers

Is the purity culture pendulum swinging back to the middle (as it should)? It’s Friday, the day when I usually publish a 400-word inspirational marriage piece (to counteract all the long pieces I run on other days! 🙂 ). But I have something important to say...

Reader Question: Has My Sexual Past Doomed my Future Relationships?

by Sheila Gregoire | Mar 7, 2016 | healing, intimacy, preparing for marriage

If you’ve been promiscuous in the past, is your future marriage doomed? Every Monday I like to post a Reader Question and take a stab at answering it. This week’s question is all about the past: It haunts many of us. What seems like willful fun at the time...

Reader Question: Am I Being Selfish To Want to Marry a Virgin?

by Sheila Gregoire | Jan 25, 2016 | healing, preparing for marriage

Is it selfish to want to marry a virgin? Every Monday I like to post a Reader Question and take a stab at answering it. Today I’ve actually asked a friend of mine, Danielle Tate from Thrive Ministries, to try to handle this one. Danielle’s written before...

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About Sheila

Sheila Wray Gregoire has been married for 25 years and happily married for 20! She loves traveling around North America with her hubby in their RV, giving her signature "Girl Talk" about sex and marriage. And she's written 8 books. About sex and marriage. See a theme here? Plus she knits. Even in line at the grocery store.