Today, we’ll be having the conversation about the rubber and the ring. Even ‘til this day, this topic of sex before marriage is one that still remains a bone of contention. On this topic, there are two major schools of thoughts with some supporting the notion and others condemning it. Of course, some are particularly apathetic towards the issue, but apathy isn’t exactly a school of thought.

Now, to answer the question of which should come first between sex and marriage, there are two broad ways you could look at it. You could do so from a religious point of view or from a purely logical point of view, uninfluenced by beliefs or doctrines from others.

Religious POV

Looking at it from this POV is a bit hard because there are multiple religions, even in Nigeria alone. So much so that it would be difficult to touch all of them. As such, we’ll be focusing our answer on the two most widely practised in the country – Christianity and Islam.

Now, in Christianity, the rules are pretty clear. You aren’t meant to fornicate, and you shouldn’t commit adultery either. The latter is even spelt out vividly in one of the Ten Commandments as seen in the book of Exodus.

In Islam, the rules are virtually the same. Any sexual relationship outside of marriage is forbidden and would attract consequences. As such, if you’re a true follower of either of these religions, premarital sex should be a huge no for you.

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