not to be rude @ my fellow catholics but it’s dumb as hell to hear about all the "strategies" people should be employing to avoid sleeping with their boyfriend/girlfriend/fiancés. like obviously avoiding the physical act of premarital sex is important but if the only way you were able to avoid it was by only meeting in public before 6pm with three witnesses and you never brushed hands that says a lot about your ability to discipline yourself. what are you going to do once you’re married and there are still times you should not have sex? you should not want to have premarital sex because (1) against God (2) against the salvation of the individual you are supposed to will the good for. acting like you have to construct an obstacle course between the two of you to avoid falling into sin is like not stealing from a store because the salesperson followed you around the whole time. good for you but also work on yourself