Obviously, an integral part of the Christian belief system involves avoiding masturbation, pornography, and pre-marital sex. I'm a college student now, and I'm committed to focusing on my career and personal missions now and once I graduate, which means I'm unlikely to be married for at least several more years until I can devote time to a spouse and family. This is a situation some of you might share, since the average marriage age for men in the USA is now just under 30 years old. For most of human history, people married in their teens, so there wasn't this huge gap between when men started experiencing sexual desire, and when we were able to act on it within Church teaching.
I'm looking for advice on how to avoid sexual temptations and distractions during that gap I mentioned above. I've gotten my pornography use and masturbation under control, but my sexual urges have now gotten much stronger since there's no "outlet" so to speak. Biologically, our bodies keep producing sperm that we have an intense desire to get rid of. So at the very least it can be incredibly distracting at times from studies/work/etc, and at the worst can cause extreme temptations.
Also, The main TRP sub also suggests avoiding masturbation & pornography, with the implication that you will eventually start having casual sex and no longer need it. So it's hard to glean advice from them on this issue.
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