Worth waiting.
A California woman said she didn’t start kissing until she was 30 years old and was still a virgin when she got married three years later.
Esther Gualtieri talked about her unconventional choices and said she didn’t regret not playing.
She shouted, “I know this sounds crazy, but I kissed 30 for the first time. It’s not because I don’t have a choice, I just don’t want to kiss anyone who wants to kiss me.”
After the first kiss, Gualtieri and her current husband saved the sex the night they got married.
She admitted: “I got married and had a great honeymoon night. That’s all I can say.
The Oceanside resident revealed that her decision was shaped by her faith, the way she grew up, and the belief in the belief that led to a fulfilling marriage.
“Because of my understanding of these three areas, I am committed to the context of marriage,” she explained. “When you save sexual behavior for marriage, the possibility of getting married is much higher.”
When Gualtieri was a teenager, she signed a pure card and promised to wait until she got married before she had sex. She thought it would be better to leave her own meaning for just a man, and she had no pressure despite her age losing her virginity.
“I definitely grew up in a religious home. My parents were pastors and I had four siblings. This is what we waited for marriage. It wasn’t necessarily through direct conversations, at least not for me, but through church information and community faith.”
The closest she gets from her commitment to purity is when she was surfing in New Zealand when she was 25. A surfer tries to take action but realizes she doesn’t want to end the things she’s trying to maintain, she says no.
Fortunately for Gualtieri, her current husband has the same values as hers – he was the one who raised the marriage first.
Despite being criticized and judged, she said she was satisfied with her life decisions until she had sex with her husband at the age of 33 that positively affected their bonds and relationships.
She said: “It’s crazy that we’ve been dating, never having sex until now getting married and having sex, and I feel like I’m with him.
Even without regrets, Gualtieri admits that her decision “has caused a lot of harm.”
“I wish I was a little carefree and not to lose my virginity and just enjoy the date without worrying about whether every relationship is ‘one person’,” she shared.
But at the end of the day, she still believes that she is living her best life. “My life is fulfilling and living single and dating. I feel like the most stable head on my shoulders. I don’t have a deep physical connection and I have to tear it apart many times.”
“I’m grateful that my story is that I saved that beautiful moment for me and my husband. We’re better because of it.”