PREMARITAL SEX

During our Intercultural Communication subject we were given a task to make a topic that focused on the different cultures, then we presented it to the class. And since premarital sex was the topic that I chose, and also my topic during our creative writing activity, so I decided to post it and share it as part of my entry for this week.

Premarital sex is an act that deals with having sex before marrying. Filipinos tend to over-react with this kind of issue, because as we all know, Filipinos are born to be conservative in nature; back in the days, that “conservative” thing is accepted, but today it won't fit the idea that Filipinos are really like that. Seriously, a lot of youngsters are engaging into this kind of act, some are even doing it secretly. According to a study by the UP population Institute, one out of four Filipinos aged 15-24 are engaging in premarital sex. See? Almost all Filipinos are doing such. In the Philippines, this issue is really high. This is somehow embarrassing to think that the Philippines is said to be a Christian country. It seems like Filipinos adapted the behaviour of the people in U.S. Almost all Americans have sex before marrying, according to premarital sex research that such behavior is the norm in the U.S., and has been for the past 50 years. Yes! We know the thing about the Americans; they are really liberated compared to the Filipinos. And their behavior has been for decade, while Filipinos somehow adapted with this kind of behavior.

There are reasons of why people engage in premarital sex. One is the media, which is a great factor that leads to a high frequency of the said act. Another is the social networking sites, majority are into social world, even little kids has a Facebook account, to think that they are still underage. Everyone has the power to access the different sites. Social networking sites and so media has also a negative effect on the users and viewers as well. It doesn't just focus on the issues of today, but also the things that shouldn't be seen by the people.

For girls, in order to be respected by the males, we should also learn to respect ourselves. :)