Many months ago, CC introduced you to a new club at Harvard University called the “True Love Revolution”. Sounds exciting, right? Well, if you read the previous article, you know the name is a little misleading.
Begun around a year ago at Harvard by students Justin Murray and Sarah Kinsella, the “True Love Revolution” club is all about abstinence.
That’s right. A club devoted to sexless—until marriage—relationships.
As of today, Murray and Kinsella are still dating, still keeping their club alive (with activities like sending out 800 pink cards to female Freshmen last Valentine’s Day which read “Celebrate love, celebrate life, celebrate you: Why wait? Because you’re worth it”), and still doing almost nothing except “kissing and cuddling”.
How they’re holding on is anyone’s guess.
Murray and Kinsella’s club is not the first abstinence club to pop up on college campuses, and certainly won’t be the last.
Princeton and MIT both have them, with Yale following close behind. While Harvard’s branch tries to stay away from politics and religion, it’s no surprise that most members—Murray and Kinsella included—identify with traditional Christian beliefs.
While I don’t begrudge Justin and Sarah a happy life, I’m still thoroughly confused by their complicated relationship, and their club’s name. Are they claiming true love is only possible if a couple waits until marriage to have sex? And what about the fact that they’re about to be engaged after only a year and half, right out of college? Isn’t that a little hasty? Does the engagement have anything to do with the fact that once married, they can finally get down and dirty? And if so…isn’t that an odd reason to pledge yourself to someone until death?
I’m not trying to discredit their stance, just question it, because in my experience, all the 20-Somethings I know who have pledged to wait have fast forwarded to the marriage stage. They’re all married now. Which is fine…if you feel like giving up your individuality at the tender age of 23.
So let the “True Love Revolution” club, and all clubs like it, do their thing on campuses across the country. I’m fine with innocent couples like Murray and Kinsella being around, I’ll just never agree with them that sex is a bigger deal than marriage.
Sure, having sex with someone who’s not exactly marriage material isn’t great, but it’s a lot better than becoming their wife.

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