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Originally Posted by towny
I don't think that is in any way equivalent. Lock yourself in a room and you are completely unable to do anything with your life. Abstain from sex and you can carry on and do everything you ever wanted except that one thing, and even that exception is temporary - remember, we're talking about abstinence here, not outright celibacy.
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And what is the thing that most teenagers want to do most?
I disagree, I do think that it is a good analogy because it involves a curtailment of regular activities when there is no need if sensible precautions are taken.
Also, the exception is
not temporary because you restrict yourself to having intercourse with only one person. Sex is not the same with every person and every time you 'do it'. Now I know that you made that choice and have no regrets but I don't think that that can work for everybody. I think the important thing is that teenagers are given the choice, that they have all of the options presented to them with the associated benefits and risks and how to best protect themselves from the risks, and that they don't have one ideal pushed onto them more than another.