Sexual Intimacy and Family Life

This topic is something that can be really awkward or strange to talk about for a lot of people. I am going to be careful in what I say and how I approach this topic.

The topic for this week was Sexual Intimacy and Family Life. I know that I am no expert on this subject, as I am just a teenager but I think that it is an important thing for all youth to know before coming across it in the future.

The first thing I would like to explain is that it is different for men and women what happens during sexual intimacy. For women, it gives them a feeling of safety and security, so it is much easier for them to feel sexual. For a male, it is actually the complete opposite. For the male, when he feels sexual, they begin to have a feeling of safety and security. The thing to remember is that we do not always know what the other partner is feeling, because it is so different for both of them. In fact, it is not only different mentally, but physically as well. For women, they may not climax during sexual intimacy, which may lead them to think that their partner does not want them to feel satisfied or care about their feelings.

Some challenges during sexual intimacy include being confused. It can be confusing especially during the first time, when you are trying to get to know the other person’s body and how to make both of you feel comfortable. Another challenge can be discomfort, which can come up in many different ways. Another common challenge that people don’t think about a lot is that it can sometimes be painful. For many couples, the first time brings up a lot of pain, which can also make the other person feel like they are no meeting the other persons needs. The last challenge that I would like to mention is that it brings out opportunities for selfishness. This might sound confusing to some, but it basically means that during sexual intimacy, you do not fulfill the other persons needs and only want your own needs fulfilled. However, with challenged comes the opportunity to grow and learn. One of the benefits from these challenges is that you begin to mesh with your partner. If you do what is comfortable all the time, you and your spouse would never mesh. Now this does not mean that you should constantly be doing something that you are uncomfortable with, it just means that sometimes the beginning of sexual intimacy can be awkward or uncomfortable.

Sexual intimacy is to be waited for until marriage in the LDS community. However, I believe that it should be waited to do for everyone, including those who are lot Latter-Day Saints. Before being marriage, it is important to learn communication with your significant other. This will be beneficial in every aspect of a marriage, even intimacy. It is a skill that needs to be learned early on in the relationship.

I would also like to point out the significance of this same intimacy being used to bring beautiful children into this world. It is important that God has laid out a plan for us, and that it is important to wait for this kind of sexual intimacy until marriage.