mate that arouses the sexual instinct. When adolescents reach puberty, their sexual organs become capable of generating or conceiving, and nature gives them an inclination to unite with the other sex. But unlike animals, it does not take young humans long to suspect that making love is somehow linked with making babies, even though the exact way in which this happens is made known to them only gradually. It does not require much reflection to understand that if one engages in intercourse, one must be prepared to welcome the child who may be born from the union. This preparation involves a commitment of the man and woman to each other, for the reason that the education of a child is a work that demands much energy and concerted effort for many years. To willingly bring a child into the world without the support of a mother and father is irresponsible. In other words, it is only in marriage that such activity should take place. Until married, one must be careful not to find oneself in a position that could compromise the virtue of chastity, and open oneself to possibly becoming a parent without really being in a position to be one. All that you are already aware of, Amanda. What you probably are not aware of – very few women are, to tell the truth – is that the attraction to the opposite sex has different manifestations in males and in females. Women long to be loved, to be held, to be protected; they 39
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