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MormonTimes.com: Placing intimacy in right perspective

Published: Saturday, May 10, 2008 12:46 a.m. MDT
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Jill C. Manning was already a successful licensed marriage and family therapist specializing in research and clinical work related to pornography when she married at age 33. She knew what it was like to be a Latter-day Saint and single.

She had come to understand for herself the potential opportunities for single adults in the Church who can use the time before marriage to develop and learn. She had also met people who did not use the time well.

Most troubling were her clients who began viewing pornography as single adults, thinking it would teach them about sexuality and intimacy and prepare them for future relationships. Many had the notion that to have a healthy marital relationship, a person has to be "well experienced."

The truth is, she said, everything human beings need to learn about healthy sexuality can be learned without ever having sexual relations outside of marriage or viewing pornography.

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