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38 Beliefs And Ways Of Life The Amish Strictly Follow

Modesty - Humility

9. Bundling Helps Prevent Premarital Sex

An Amish couple has a wooden device preventing them from engaging in premarital intercourse. History and Other Thoughts.

Bundling is a practice in which a young man and woman who are not yet married can get to know each other without engaging in premarital sex. They are put in a bed together but wrapped in separate blankets. There may even be a wooden divider between the two partners. This practice began in Europe, but was maintained largely by the Pennsylvania Dutch.  The Nebraska Amish might still continue the practice today.

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