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Virgin Lips
October 12, 2009
V.L. Stands for Virgin Lips. It’s a term that should be far more widespread and is the status your lips should hold for more than the first ten years of your life. People don’t seem to realize that once you give your first kiss away, there's no going back. Once you give it, it's gone for life. No over-sized eraser can fade the marks of crimson lipstick. This applies not just to the virginity of your lips, but of your body... When you start young, you end young. No refunds. No exchanges. Final sale; take it or leave it. Once it's gone, it's gone. Forever. When learning this lesson in life, you get no second chances, just one shot. Take it or leave it? I choose to leave it. Call me old-fashioned, but I'm waiting until marriage, waiting for Love. True Love. Not the deception of Lust, Love's shadow; she who wanders dingy streets, ambling with outstretched hands, ever-searching for something clean and pure to defile with her filthy hands... Sugar has a substitute: Splenda; glasses have a substitute: contacts; Guitar Hero has a substitute: Rock Band! But when it comes to Love, there is no substitute. So save your lovin’ for the one you really love, the one who you’ll spend the rest of your life with. And hey, no worries!—you’ll have ample time to practice kissing when you have the rest of your life to do so.
© Christina E., Henderson, NV
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This article has 126 comments.
Everhart said...
on Apr. 26 2010 at 12:49 pm
I love you for writing this. I totally agree. Save it for the one you'll be with forever.
mikamika94 GOLD said...
on Apr. 7 2010 at 4:08 pm
I also wanted to say that the part about giving it away (whether 'it' being just a kiss or more) is something you'll never get back. However, it's possible to make the most of it.
mikamika94 GOLD said...
on Apr. 7 2010 at 4:06 pm
This was very good in expressing your opinion and you seem to be a strong-willed person! It's good that you also don't seem to expect others to simply follow your example and it appears that you realize it's every individual's choice. =]
I'm so glad there are actually kids out there that believe like I was taught. And yes I'm waiting untill my wedding day for my first kiss. And if I do want practice, (which I doubt, I want my first to be pure and innocent, as my husbands.) like grasslova said. 'we'll have the rest of our lives to practice. Don't you want your lips to be the first your husband has ever kissed. And don't you want his to be the first you've kissed? Life isn't a movie it's life, and it's real.
ThatGirl.. GOLD said...
on Feb. 22 2010 at 9:43 am
i am so happy u stood up for this.,i luvd it too...!!
luvlettersliex BRONZE said...
on Feb. 22 2010 at 1:50 am
I love this. :)
UndiscoveredStar GOLD said...
on Jan. 31 2010 at 8:34 pm
yes!!! i love it!!! you hit some deep points here...major kudos!!!
raegirl25 said...
on Dec. 18 2009 at 8:59 pm
I love it. Also love the fruit comment! I too am saving myself, I wear a promise ring and when people ask me about it, I like how it gives me an oppertunity to tell them, whether they agree or not...
biggerinfinities SILVER said...
on Dec. 18 2009 at 6:13 pm
Wow!!!! i love that you wrote this, so many girls give their virginity to boys that dont care- love it!!!
QuestionAuthority1128 said...
on Nov. 7 2009 at 2:29 pm
Though I don't completely agree with your point, I think that you did a splendid part in explaining it and you are a very efficient writer.
phototfreak16 SILVER said...
on Nov. 2 2009 at 8:18 pm
And besides all that, Sex was originally, and still should be considered a sacred union of two people that love each other so much, they're giving each other the greatest gift they can give...their virginity. Sex isn't supposed to be dirty, it's meant to be beautiful, it shouldn't be something to be ashamed of, or taken lightly, it's something that was created so that two people can show their spouse how much they love them. that's why Sex results in a baby sometimes, because it's a beautiful thing!!
phototfreak16 SILVER said...
on Nov. 2 2009 at 8:12 pm
And about the whole staying a virgin commintment, picture this: Your favorite fruit (Apples, Oranges, Bananas, whatever) You are getting ready to indulge your favorite fruit, your mouth waters as your get ready to take a bite of it, and you find out that someone already bit out of it, maybe more than one person. Would you (or your future husband or wife) want to eat an apple with a bite out of it? If you've given yourself to someone else, is that honoring your future husband or wife? Now I understand like rape and molestation and things aren't your fault, and you are forgiven for those things! And if you pray for forgiveness, God will forgive you if you made a mistake with the wrong person. But if you're considering doing it to fit in or to just get it overwith DON'T!! Just think of how you're future spouse will feel. they'll be like 'oh well I guess I'm not important enough to wait for' If you're doing it for those reasons,think of how you'll explain it to them! If you need references, read the book Wait For Me by Rebbecca St. James, It's an amazingly inspiring novel and a wonderful book!
phototfreak16 SILVER said...
on Nov. 2 2009 at 8:03 pm
I think that you are incredibley brave for sharing this especially online! I too have made the commintemnt to save sex for marriage, and i recently joined my friend in her commitment to save first kisses for marriage. I think that everything you save for marriage just becomes more romantic when you experience it with someone that you love enough to spend the rest of your life with! My friends all say that I won't be able to tell if it's true love unless we kiss and I said, Yeah I will, Kissing isn't how you tell the difference between love and infatuation, it's how you get confused! They think I won't be able to hold out long enough until my wedding day, I said, you don't have to kiss someone to know them, you can actually get to know them better if you save you r first kiss, because usually with most guys, they think, hey if she kissed me on the first date, think of what may happen on the second date! and that's wrong and so very chauvanist of them!
tweedle dee said...
on Oct. 28 2009 at 8:10 pm
this was great! finally, another teenage girl outside of my circle of freinds who sees the problem with sex before marriage. i've got no problem with kissing, but i have very little respect for girls who have sex before they're married. great article, and you're writing style is as good as your message, which isn't always the case ;)
CaseyLeigh PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 28 2009 at 3:04 pm
Very inspiring. I loved this piece.
nolongerinuse SILVER said...
on Oct. 28 2009 at 12:16 am
I used to get made fun of for being a virgin, which makes me sad. Why are so many idiots thinking sex is the best way to live life? I would imagine it isn't very fun when you aren't in love. Just a waste of your body, giving the chance to get pregnent or an std
farmgirlie_95 SILVER said...
on Oct. 27 2009 at 10:56 pm
I really appreciate you getting your feelings on this subject out. I wholeheartedly agree with you on this subject and I commend you for posting your opinion on here.
peace out!