Just wanted to add that I never understood why people wait until marriage to engage in intimacy with someone. It seems that making love to someone before you get married is an important step toward figuring out if you are compatible with them on a sexual level. It's not "fornication", and I hate that word with a passion because it's nothing short of slut shaming people. It's just taking a step in the right direction with any relationship before you take the plunge and get hitched.