tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362179599135459205.comments2023-09-14T04:36:13.331-07:00Ryan and Shanna . comUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362179599135459205.post-12814096559582513202013-01-07T16:45:25.473-08:002013-01-07T16:45:25.473-08:00More updates, more pictures! Your blog interests m...More updates, more pictures! Your blog interests me! :)shannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02956870541643251128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362179599135459205.post-26488475956905392342012-11-02T20:37:19.073-07:002012-11-02T20:37:19.073-07:00Thanks, we're having a great time together.Thanks, we're having a great time together.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08955612405070375693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362179599135459205.post-35996351115701495592012-10-19T19:53:21.136-07:002012-10-19T19:53:21.136-07:00How did you wait? I'm 18 and have had many clo...How did you wait? I'm 18 and have had many close calls to losing my virginity and I honestly want to get it over and done with. Obviously I am not religious,but i did go to a Catholic school, where many of the girls were pregnant already. I apologize but it boggles my mind. But anyway congratulations to both of you and many happy and healthy years ahead!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362179599135459205.post-39456470577267725222012-10-14T15:44:32.217-07:002012-10-14T15:44:32.217-07:00Hi Ryan,
Loved getting an update on where you guy...Hi Ryan,<br /><br />Loved getting an update on where you guys are at in your marraige! Just caught the epsiode on the weekend. <br /><br />All the best. <br /><br />KrissyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362179599135459205.post-23047914065054137172012-07-25T19:04:38.825-07:002012-07-25T19:04:38.825-07:00I just watched the recent episode of The Virgin Di...I just watched the recent episode of The Virgin Diaries with you two in it. I have to say, you two are the cutest couple ever! Y'all obviously love each other very much and are an inspiration to me. Thanks for sharing your story!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362179599135459205.post-65492491346909447302012-07-25T09:44:44.806-07:002012-07-25T09:44:44.806-07:00Hi Ryan and Shanna,
Almost 10 years ago I marri...Hi Ryan and Shanna,<br /><br /> Almost 10 years ago I married the man that God had for me. We were 22 and 23 respectively and we had waited until we got married to be intimate as well. I have to say that the fact that we -with the help of God- were pure until then has helped us be a stronger couple. I will never forget, after our wedding night,we looked at each other and laughed just because we felt free to be together, no shame, no worries of whether I could get pregnant or not, and we knew that what we had was precious -with no competition , no baggage attached-. <br /> I hope that God continues to bless your marriage!<br /><br />V.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362179599135459205.post-23325651929699849882012-07-25T06:07:41.049-07:002012-07-25T06:07:41.049-07:00Hey Shanna and Ryan!
I just stumbled onto your st...Hey Shanna and Ryan! <br />I just stumbled onto your story on Yahoo and I found it so incredibly heartwarming. I'm seventeen and a Christian. I'm also staying pure until marriage. I just wanted to thank you both for sharing your story and putting on a brave face for a world that doesn't understand that, "no sex before marriage is actually okay." <br /><br />Blessings, <br />alissa<br /><br />P.S. I noticed that your one-year anniversary was this month. Congratulations :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362179599135459205.post-62840985034549552932012-06-10T21:53:52.826-07:002012-06-10T21:53:52.826-07:00I am so glad you guys created this website. Yes, l...I am so glad you guys created this website. Yes, like the shallow American I am, I watched the show for all the wrong reasons. Now that I've read your story, in your own words, I can't stop smiling and crying. The love you share is so unique, it can only last forever. It was no accident that you both ended up in that bookstore that day. God does know what's best, after all. And being willing to put each other first is something all couples should learn from you, whether they have faith or not. Lots of love and blessings to you both! Thanks for sharing your lives with us.Tonyanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362179599135459205.post-80837741969018644952012-06-06T14:27:01.295-07:002012-06-06T14:27:01.295-07:00Ryan and Shanna,
I am so happy for the both of you...Ryan and Shanna,<br />I am so happy for the both of you. Really it doesn't matter what other people say or think. What matters is what is in your heart and your love for our Lord and Savior. If you make him first always, your relationship will overcome, obviously this is something that both of you you already knew! :) <br /><br />I have respect for you and Shanna because I know how difficult it is to resist temptation. Especially when you feel true love for the other person. I am not a virgin, but I am in a relationship with a good hearted Christian man that recognizes the value of abstinance. We too have decided to wait for marriage to share physical relations. I can just imagine that when that time finally arrives, it will have been worth the wait. I wish you both many blessings and hope that you will keep this site updated with news of blessings that God has in store for your future!<br /><br />Take care,<br /><br />AnnAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06568430938659139166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362179599135459205.post-59691705778205425882012-06-03T19:25:17.447-07:002012-06-03T19:25:17.447-07:00I know you two get so much flack for your choices,...I know you two get so much flack for your choices, but I just wanted to say that as a 16 year old girl saving my kiss/virginity for marriage, you two are so brave, honest, and inspirational. Great sex is nice, but is it really great if it's not with someone you love/will always love? Thank you for never giving up on your beliefs just to please others. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362179599135459205.post-23869282538140814142012-06-03T10:24:01.164-07:002012-06-03T10:24:01.164-07:00Hi there I saw you guys on the virgin diaries show...Hi there I saw you guys on the virgin diaries show and thought you two are cute. I came across your website and read your story and I really admire you guys. I'm from Canada 27 years old and I am also saving myself for marriage and a virgin too. Some of my friends just don't understand why I'm saving myself but they are not christians and I am and I am willing to do that for God and to save myself for my future husband. I pray that you and Shanna have a long and happy marriage and God bless you!<br /><br />sincerely, BeckyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362179599135459205.post-83350004073899488182012-04-13T14:02:24.913-07:002012-04-13T14:02:24.913-07:00Thank you for looking at our story in a respectful...Thank you for looking at our story in a respectful way, it helps to know there are people who are positive about what we shared. We shouldn't be judgmental of others, especially when we don't even know them. May your marriage be blessed. To life!Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08955612405070375693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362179599135459205.post-53372480742128154202012-04-13T13:54:37.864-07:002012-04-13T13:54:37.864-07:00Thanks for your kind words, Katrine. Always rememb...Thanks for your kind words, Katrine. Always remember why you live your life the way you do and make the decisions you make, and don't worry about what other people say. We're so glad we waited and we feel that it has made our marriage stronger and more meaningful. God bless you.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08955612405070375693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362179599135459205.post-42610929911790290932012-04-01T15:33:06.635-07:002012-04-01T15:33:06.635-07:00I'm not good at the use of big words, but I ca...I'm not good at the use of big words, but I can say with an honest heart that I share all the same thoughts and meanings Hannah did here, except that I'm twenty and not yet married, but in a relationship whereof marriage is desirable and a blessing we both wish for, together.<br />I found the same newspaper, from Norway as well, and I'm ashamed over how people treat loving and good people like you. You should be awarded some kind of prize for showing how relationships to yourself, each other and to other people should be.<br /><br />The best wishes for your future.<br />Yours sincerely<br />Katrine S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362179599135459205.post-83612291182702818522012-03-28T07:24:27.684-07:002012-03-28T07:24:27.684-07:00Im so happy for you! The fact that you never had k...Im so happy for you! The fact that you never had kiss eachoter before the wedding.. its so romantic. I hope you still have it good togehter.. <br />-Girl from Norway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362179599135459205.post-69912860757743573402012-03-28T02:21:12.310-07:002012-03-28T02:21:12.310-07:00Hi there.
I just read about your story in a Norweg...Hi there.<br />I just read about your story in a Norwegian newspaper, complete with a video where you are joyfully embracing each other after having been joined in marriage.<br />I don't usually pry into other people's intimacy, but the angle of this story, your story, was one of ridicule, which I thought was sad. <br /><br />It is sad that we are supposed to accept teenage girls who pretend to be the hottest prostitute on the block in the various and sundry "reality shows" (and it is nothing wrong with being a prostitute - but it probably is not a lot of fun for the woman who has not other means to sustain herself than by sale of her body), without batting an eyelid, but we are supposed to react, like Pavlovian dogs, and laugh at two people who out of profoundly held values and beliefs, have restrained their passions until the moment is right.<br />In Jewish ethical thought, a strong person is one who can control his or her passions ( Pirke Avot, Psalms 119:99).<br /><br />I personally would not have had the strength you two have, and have therefore, as a result had mature relations before getting married. I am not ashamed by them, and they do not haunt me. But in marriage, and before that, when realizing that this relationship was the right one, I take great care to not dress or act in a way that can arouse other persons passions or attention. What I have with my husband is particular and precious, with the ups and downs that a mature relationship demands of each one of us.<br /><br />I will watch your video now, but with deep appreciation and sharing your joy. Not by laughing at you. <br /><br />Yours sincerely and with the warmest wishes for your life together. Lechaim!<br />Hannah Y.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362179599135459205.post-48594098107159072522011-12-15T15:09:44.370-08:002011-12-15T15:09:44.370-08:00Y'alls story is so sweet! I have very differen...Y'alls story is so sweet! I have very different beliefs from you two, but I have all the respect in the world for your decision and applaud your faith. I'm happy the two of you found each other!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15691618695867534920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362179599135459205.post-41353533498786726622011-12-14T22:22:15.205-08:002011-12-14T22:22:15.205-08:00Translation of the above comment: May the peace of...Translation of the above comment: May the peace of the Lord God bless you greatly, loved ones. I'm from Brazil, the news reached here that all this is for the honor and glory of the Lord Jesus. Congratulations. GOD BLESS.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15339153895940063461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362179599135459205.post-21084666151114981882011-12-13T08:10:42.017-08:002011-12-13T08:10:42.017-08:00Paz do Senhor amados
DEUS ABENÇOE VOCÊS GRANDEMEN...Paz do Senhor amados<br /><br />DEUS ABENÇOE VOCÊS GRANDEMENTE, sou do Brasil, a notícia chegou até aqui, que tudo isso seja para HONRA e GLÓRIA do Senhor Jesus.<br /><br />Parabéns. DEUS ABENÇÕENelsinhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09861639605780703581noreply@blogger.com