I want to applaud and encourage the individuals written about in Wednesday's "Some save lips for marriage" who have decided to hold off on kissing for the sake of their Biblical beliefs and the betterment of their relationships.

They are not the only ones out there who believe this way.

I will be marrying my lovely fiancée on Aug. 8 of next year. While we didn't realize it until well into our relationship, the two of us have a similar story.

Namely, neither of us has ever kissed anyone, much less been sexually active.

Upon learning this exciting detail about each other, we decided to wait until our wedding day to kiss for the first time.

Now, instead of making out, we hang out – talking and growing closer every day. Instead of worrying about unplanned pregnancy, we eagerly discuss plans for our future life and children.

Instead of looking for protection, we protect each other. Kissing and sexual intimacy will come, all in due time.

And then we'll have a lifetime to enjoy each other, without comparing, contrasting, and condemning based on the scars of past experiences.

No, it isn't easy.

Actually, it has been an extremely difficult way to endure life in today's over-sexed society, where supposedly guilt-free pornography parades around unashamedly on virtually every cable channel and Internet page.

But since when is life supposed to be easy?

As a Christian, I believe that Jesus, the son of God, became a man and gave himself up to be brutally murdered on a cross for my countless sins.

The least I can do is live for Him, and not for the ever-changing frivolities of this world.