"I want to encourage the next generation to take their time, to value their bodies and to realize that it's okay to wait if you want to. "I certainly wish it was a little better represented in television and movies and they gave us a couple different scenarios instead of just the one of jump into bed immediately," she said. This is the option that I chose and it can work for you too."Īlexander stated her decision worked for her so she wanted to provide an alternative view of sex in an age where sex before marriage is popularly encouraged. "I wanted people to know, hey there's another option. "I decided to speak out, because I feel like young people today, specifically teenagers and millennials in their 20s and 30s, there's so much pressure to just get involved and to think that that's normal," she said.
She explained to FOX411 why she felt led to write the article. I am reminded everyday in my industry just how unpopular this decision is," an excerpt from the article read. "Most people are surprised that I decided to remain a virgin until I was married. The Seattle native recently penned an article for WHOAwomen Magazine about dating, relationships and sex to encourage others, especially the younger generation because they are bombarded with sex every day in the media. So I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior in about 7th grade and made that decision myself and that's been the best thing I've ever did." We should find our faith and claim it for ourselves. "I think we should never just do what our parents tell us to do. Her parents sent her to a Christian summer camp where she was able to explore her faith on her own for the first time. "I claimed my faith for myself in about junior high," she revealed to Fox411. "It's on magazine covers, it's in television shows, it's in movies and I think it's pretty unusual when someone speaks out about waiting for marriage in the entertainment industry."Īlexander grew up in a Christian home and although she has become well known in the entertainment industry as a correspondent for the national television show that airs every night, she has maintained her Christian faith. "Sex is everywhere, it sells," Alexander explained in a recent in-depth interview with FOX411. "Inside Edition" host Megan Alexander spoke out about her decision to abstain from sex until marriage and has voiced her opinion on why marriage still matters although the industry she is in has promoted it differently.
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