guilt

Former evangelical here. I was raised to think sex before marriage was gonna get me in hell (plus a bunch of other stupid stuff). I don't believe that anymore, but I still deal with weird guilty feelings after sex. My girlfriend is amazing, and we've got a really good relationship together, but...

I will preface my message with a statement saying that I left any kind of organised religion after I couldn’t suffer any more ‘religious guilt’. I used to be a member of the LDS church , when I was 16/17, where masturbation and sexual activity is forbidden. I HATED this rule — it was one I...