Stay faithful to your values and don’t give in to peer pressure

Dear Rylee,
I am a 21 year old sophomore here at Pierce and I was raised to believe that a woman should wait till marriage to give up her virginity but none of the men I have been dating seem to understand that. They always seem to be dumping me for women who have lower standards. My friends keep pressuring me into giving in but they don’t seem to understand how much this means to me. I don’t want to have to give up my values and morals to
keep a guy. What can I do?
Desperate and Alone
Dear Desperate and Alone,
Don’t get rid of those values! I admire and applaud you for standing your ground. You are still young and there is plenty of time ahead of you to find the right guy who will understand why you want to wait.

Do not worry about the men who have come and gone recently, they were not meant for you.

Society today can be full of pressure for women to give up their virginity, it is all over the media, television and in books, but it says something about a woman’s character when she decides not
to give into the pressure of the world.

As for your friends maybe it is time you sit down and have a discussion with them about why you believe what you believe about your virginity.

Maybe by telling them how you feel about the subject and being open about it they will begin to understand you a little more.

So stop worrying about getting the perfect man to understand about you wanting to wait; concentrate on your
studies. The perfect man for you will come in time and you still have plenty of it left.

Keep to your values and stick with it. Don’t let anyone tell you that what you are holding dear is worth giving up. It isn’t. Keep strong and you will do just fine.

Best of luck
Rylee
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