Welcome, Guest: Register On Nairaland / LOGIN! / Trending / Recent / New
Stats: 3,158,429 members, 7,836,728 topics. Date: Wednesday, 22 May 2024 at 11:58 AM

How To Run A Relationship Without Sex - Romance - Nairaland

Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Romance / How To Run A Relationship Without Sex (783 Views)

How Do Relationship Without Money Survive? / Can You Be In A Relationship Without Sex, Kisses, Getting Physical Etc? / The Blunt Show - Can A Relationship Survive Without Sex? (2) (3) (4)

(1) (Reply) (Go Down)

How To Run A Relationship Without Sex by wendyberry(m): 7:46am On Jun 14, 2018
First thing first.
Do you even think it is possible to run a relationship without sex?
Oh yes! I believe it is possible.
But did I just hear you say it is difficult? Yeah it is a bit difficult (I won't lie to you) especially when you feel this strong adrenaline whenever you are with the person you love.


When you put the cart (sex) before the horse (other ingredients), your relationship might fail
Ok, Enough of why we shouldn’t have sex till we are married.


I know you might all have heard a lot about WHY we shouldn't have sex in marriage but little about HOW we can achieve it.
Well just chill and continue reading, you might learn one or two things.
If there is one area where it feels the devil is always winning, it is the area of sex before marriage.
And if there is also one area where our body and entire system is screaming out loud to disobey God even when we know His instructions, it is the area of sex.
So how can we run a relationship without sex?


1. The battle begins in your mind. You can’t stop birds from flying over your head, but you can stop them from perching on your head. Sometimes you can't stop your mind from thinking about sex, but you can reduce it by watching what you feed your mind with.
You can’t keep watching pornography, and then hope to stop thinking sex, it will be almost impossible for you.
Your mind is the first place the devil needs to conquer if he wants you to fall into sexual temptations
So guard your heart jealously, don’t give the devil a chance. Invest the time you use to watch films in reading the bible or a book that edifies your spirit man.


2. Learn to manage your sexual desire.
Sexual desires are totally normal, as long as you have blood running through your veins, you will continue to have this urge. But you must learn to control it rather than letting it control you.
Sometimes we might ask; why did God give us sexual urges when He knew we should not have sex until we get married? I mean why can't God just switch the sexual urges off until the wedding night instead of allowing us go through the stress of controlling it? I have asked this question a number of times, I don't know if I am the only one?
But God gave us sexual urges so that we can desire to get married one day, and He also gave us these urges so that we can learn to control it as single because the self-control that we develop as a single will also help a long way in marriage to curb adultery.


3. Have an accountability partner.
In fighting the temptations of premarital sex, we need to know we can't do it alone. An accountability partner is someone you can be accountable to, a mature Christian friend, a mentor, your sister or brother, anyone reliable that you totally trust, someone who believes in sexual purity or someone that has also successfully passed the temptations of premarital sex.


4. Set boundaries.
In every relationship there must be boundaries, and these boundaries must be set from the beginning. For example my own personal boundary that I set in my relationship is no 360 degree hugging, not to talk of kissing. It is not as if hugging is wrong, but I just set a high boundary for myself to keep myself in check.


5. Pray.
You might ask, what has prayer got to do with this? Sexual temptation is a spiritual battle that you need to fight spiritually. You can start praying now even if you are not in a relationship yet, prayers can never be too much.You can't fight sexual temptations alone; you need the Holy Spirit to help you wage the war. Pray without ceasing. 1 Thessalonians 5:17.


6. Set visitation rules/no visitation at all.
This might seem extreme, but it will help a lot. It doesn’t mean you shouldn’t visit each other at all, but don’t visit each other at home especially in an apartment where he/she lives alone. If it is the family house where other family members will be around that is understandable. But staying alone in a closed door or staying overnight in his/her house is like ‘tempting the devil to tempt you’. No matter how much ‘scabashing’ you do at that instance it might not work, you might disappoint yourself. Make sure you set some rules about visiting that will help you.


7. Don't be too over confident.
I have heard some people say "I won't have sex, if I don't want to even if I am alone in a room with a naked lady or man".Don't trust yourself o, don't be over confident and careless. Take precautions always.


8. Live by the spirit, not just individually but as a couple. Study the word of God together, pray together, edify each other and build each other up spiritually. A relationship that is not building you up or adding to you spiritually is not a relationship but a ‘relation-shit’.
Galatians 5:16 reads, "So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature"


9. Don't awaken love until it is time. I mean stay away from books about marriage that explicitly talk about sex. It will make you curious. Unless it is like a week to your wedding, don't read explicit books about sex, even Christian books about sex.


10. Be careful of what you put on when you go visiting, this is for both ladies and men. Don’t wear seductive clothes to go visiting your fiancé, he is a man with blood running through his vein, don't tempt him. Don’t expose your 6 packs and don’t wear ordinary boxer because you are in your house, and you want fresh air, women also have blood running through their veins.
But is it only sex that we should do away with before marriage?
Of course not, there are several methods that people have developed to satisfy their sexual urges apart from the act of sex. Such acts include smooching, kissing, MouthAction, phone intimacy, masturbation, fingering and so on. All of these sexual acts should also be done away with in your relationship.

If Jesus can say in Matthew 5:28 that anyone who even looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart, how much more kissing, smooching, and the likes?
In conclusion.
But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it" (1 Corinthians 10:13c).
God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear" (1 Corinthians 10:13b).
And if you have sinned sexually you can still be forgiven, such is the power of the cross of Christ. So repent, turn back to God and live for Him.

source:
http://www.lovebird.com.ng/2018/06/how-to-run-relationship-without-sex.html?m=1

1 Like

Re: How To Run A Relationship Without Sex by UrVillagePelsin(m): 7:50am On Jun 14, 2018
Very rewarding article... Especially for our youths

HAVE YOU SEEN https://icmaxblog.com/ ?
Re: How To Run A Relationship Without Sex by IamPlato(m): 7:53am On Jun 14, 2018
...


Is Like You Want Her To Use Your Money To buy Condom for Another Guy To Fvck her...


Honestly Speaking, It Is Impossible To Satisfy Women... Even With Money, big Dick, handsomeness... She Will Still Find A Way To Offend You if She Cant Cheat...
Re: How To Run A Relationship Without Sex by IamAirforce1: 7:53am On Jun 14, 2018
Relationship without sex?

Count me out
Re: How To Run A Relationship Without Sex by dingbang(m): 7:56am On Jun 14, 2018
Well I want to believe there are people out there who are honest and faithful.
Re: How To Run A Relationship Without Sex by sinaj(f): 8:02am On Jun 14, 2018
Very nice thread.
Re: How To Run A Relationship Without Sex by greatnaija01: 8:37am On Jun 14, 2018
ONE MAJOR TIP is STAY AWAY FROM SOCIAL MEDIA
Re: How To Run A Relationship Without Sex by Nobody: 10:13am On Jun 14, 2018
OP... what will u do having stayed away from sex only to discover that the woman u married was a whorè? huh?

(1) (Reply)

Sugar Mommy / 6 Body Shapes That Tell 6 Different Relationship Facts About Women / When Your Love Asks You To Quit Social Media...

(Go Up)

Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health
religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket

Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)

Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 30
Disclaimer: Every Nairaland member is solely responsible for anything that he/she posts or uploads on Nairaland.