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10 Things to Know to Plan the Perfect Honeymoon

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 11, 2019 | Preparing for Marriage

We’re told our whole lives, “The honeymoon is the most glorious time of your life!” And so we want to have the perfect honeymoon. It’s part of that whole perfect wedding package–you’ll go off into the sunset with your beloved, and...

I Didn’t Really Care if My Sons-in-Law Were Debt-Free, Tattoo-Free Virgins

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jul 19, 2018 | Preparing for Marriage

I never told my daughters that they should marry virgins. I told them instead they had to marry guys who loved Jesus. And those two are not necessarily synonymous. This week Lori Alexander’s article “Men Prefer Debt-Free Virgins without Tattoos” went...

Do We Need to Stop Using the Term “Virgin”?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 10, 2018 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

“If you get raped, does that mean you’re not a virgin anymore?” That was one of the anonymous questions asked at a small group my 17-year-old daughter was at one summer. The adults leading the discussion hemmed and hawed, saying technically, they...

Reader question: I’m a 41-year-old Virgin Getting Married!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 3, 2016 | Making Sex Feel Good, Preparing for Marriage

What advice do you give to a 40-year-old virgin getting married for the first time? Every Monday I like to post a reader question and take a stab at answering it. Here’s a question from an “older” bride who’s nervous that sex may not go that...