VideoGameJunkie Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 You can't look at porn and can't "please yourself", yet the hormones and sexual desires remain. What are single men supposed to do to channel those emotions until they are married and can finally have sex?
Storm Rider Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 Discipline is not an unworthy teaching or goal. There is a time and place for all things. We teach that there is no worthy sexual practice outside of marriage. The single man must learn to discipline themselves to focus on other areas of activity in order to remain in control of their carnal desires. 2
Popular Post Senator Posted June 17, 2014 Popular Post Posted June 17, 2014 You can't look at porn and can't "please yourself", yet the hormones and sexual desires remain. What are single men supposed to do to channel those emotions until they are married and can finally have sex? You think the work of "channeling those emotions" ends with marriage? 8
williamsmith Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 As a man thinketh so shall he be..... If you focus and dwell on those things, spending time on them, instead of time and mental/physical energy on other wholesome activities, then you will be enslaved by them.Spend your efforts on other things, and "pleasing yourself" or otherwise simply won't matter, it will have no draw or interest to you. It's not that you don't have thoughts, and don't get aroused still, but you don't dwell on it. That's how you do it.
BCSpace Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 What Are Single Men Supposed To Do About Sexual Frustrations? Get married. But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.1 Corinthians 7:9
why me Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 (edited) You can't look at porn and can't "please yourself", yet the hormones and sexual desires remain. What are single men supposed to do to channel those emotions until they are married and can finally have sex?It seems that humans are sexually wired in certain ways. It is a part of the mating process. The problem has more to do with what seems to be valued in societies and what is being put forward by the mass media. It seems that sex has become a commodity because the sexualization and the pornofication of society is forever present in the media etc, especially on the internet. Personally, it is not easy being single when men and women have so much 'eye candy, a phrase that is often used for sexually explicit material. (As we can see there is even a phrase for such commodification. I do think that the church needs to pay more attention to singles.who are no longer young adults. In my ward, nothing basically happens in terms of activities and the singles are left alone to experience what they experience in the outside world. The best way to stay away from such outside influence is through good fellowship in the ward among people who are in the same circumstances. Without that fellowship the single person who is experiencing such frustration will be experiencing a long uphill battle. So, if a ward does have single activities it may be good for the person to take part. Maybe that person will find a good friend who can tshare their ideas and life situation with. It helps to communicate with others who may be having the same issues Edited June 17, 2014 by why me 2
halconero Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 I've found meditation, exercise, and hobbies to be worthwhile activities. Also, despite the criticism that the talk receives, I find President Packer's "To Young Men Only" a very accurate and powerful discourse on chastity, masturbation, and improvement. He's quite correct when he says that the body has its own way of regulating things. When the body is allowed to function as it should with regards to the natural production and release of hormonal and sexual semen and sperm, the individual component in the law of chastity is not so difficult to keep. 3
MorningStar Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 I would say stay busy and be really, really careful of the media you watch and listen to that might make you fixate on those things. 2
why me Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 A catholic nun told me many years ago: Why me when you see a beautiful woman you do not need to think lustful thoughts. Instead, just thank god for creating such a beautiful woman. I have found this advice to be a great help then as well as now. We are all created by our heavenly parents. 1
Tsuzuki Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 What are single men supposed to do to channel those emotions until they are married and can finally have sex?Post on Internet message boards.
Ahab Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 You can't look at porn and can't "please yourself", yet the hormones and sexual desires remain. What are single men supposed to do to channel those emotions until they are married and can finally have sex?It's called dating. And try to stay relaxed until you find the right and best kind of gal among those you can find who likes to go out with you.
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