Juroszek, Weronika2024-02-082024-02-082012Family Forum, 2012, T. 2, s. 45-57.2084-1698http://theo-logos.pl/xmlui/handle/123456789/12974In this publication it is analyzed how premarital sex influences postponing a decision to marry and decision to have children. Basic reasons of postponing marriage are also presented. It is proved that premarital sex delays such a developmental task as selection of the spouse. It is explained that the decision to marry is influenced by the following factors resulting from premarital sex: cultural acceptance of sex outside marriage, trauma due to interruption of previous sexual relations. Longer period of fertility in case of men than women is also considered.plAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Polandhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/pl/premarital sexwspółżycie przedmałżeńskiedecision to marrydecyzja o ślubiedecision to have childrendecyzja o posiadaniu dzieciselection of the spousewybór współmałżonkafertilitypłodnośćrodzicielstwoparenthoododraczanie decyzji o ślubiepostponing the decision to marryArticle