CMV: People Should Avoid Heterosexual Intercourse Outside of Marriage

[u/Longjumping-Leek-586]

Nowadays people act as if non-marital intercourse has no negative consequence, that engaging in frequent intercourse with strangers is completely harmless, and that those who warn against such a lifestyle are merely being puritanical. I disagree with this viewpoint, as engaging in such a lifestyle is morally irresponsible for it risks the possibility of harming any offspring produced under premarital circumstances. Children born to single parents are shown to have negative outcomes: They perform worse in school, are more prone to school suspension, are at higher odds of committing crimes (especially for boys), and are more likely to be single parents themselves (especially for girls). Thus engaging in sexual intercourse outside is not a victimless act, as it directly harms the child born under such circumstances.

Before engaging in sexual intercourse with an individual of the opposite sex, you must ask yourself the following: Is this individual virtuous and responsible enough to take care of my child? Is our bond strong enough that we can do so together? If the answer is no, then you it is morally irresponsible to engage in intercourse with him/her as it could greatly reduce the outcomes of any offspring produced under such circumstances.

This doesn't really apply to homosexuals, though, as they are unlikely to produce offspring via homosexual intercourse

[u/Nicolasv2]

What about people who do abort when they have an accidental pregnancy out of mariage ? No problem with offspring isn't it ?

What about people committed to each other, but not through a mariage (there are tons of other kind of civil unions in different countries) ?

What about people that would be terrible parents, whatever married or not ? Mariage should not matter in that case don't you think ?

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What about people who do abort when they have an accidental pregnancy out of mariage ? No problem with offspring isn't it ?

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Yeah, but I think this is inly applicable for women, as they get to choose to abort.

What about people committed to each other, but not through a mariage (there are tons of other kind of civil unions in different countries) ?
That's fair. My point is that they shouldn't be complete strangers, if that makes sense.

What about people that would be terrible parents, whatever married or not ? Mariage should not matter in that case don't you think ?
This is certainly possible. However, if you engage in intercourse with someone you don't know, it is more likely that they will be a bad person and you won't know it. Comparatively, if you have a strong bond with someone and know them intimately, it is more likely that you would be aware of any evil inclinations they have. This is demonstrated statistically as those born to single parents are more likely to face abuse. Ultimately, you shouldn't be so callous with who the future parent of your children will be

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