Although the courtship stage is filled with excitement and romance, some relationship experts have stated that the longer a couple waits to have sex, the stronger their relationship will be once they are married.

While it is wise to avoid sleeping with someone you truly love when courting, the new General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God Church, Ghana, Reverend Stephen Yenusom Wengam has observed that period can be very challenging.

He contends that even if two people are sexually attracted to one another, it does not necessarily follow that they should be sleeping together while courting.

Rev. Wengam made the comments during a private interview on Nana Yaa Konadu's Talklife TV show.

Rev. Dr. Wengam and his wife, Lady Rev. Mrs. Monica Wengam, who will be celebrating their 23rd wedding anniversary in November, revealed that they were virgins when they tied the knot.

He claimed that he had made a vow to God that he would marry as a virgin before even meeting his lover.

"My foundation was laid by the Assemblies of God, but it also depends on how I behave as a person. I promised myself I wouldn't engage in sexual activity until I was married. I prayed about it, I fasted, I wrote it down in my Bible, and when I met her I told her that sex was out, and she also said it was her call value," he said on the show.

He said that he first became acquainted with his wife at the University of Ghana while they were both students, and that their friendship eventually developed into a relationship after he proposed to her.

He claimed that while courting her, it was difficult to completely avoid having sex with her since, in his words, "body no be firewood."

Nonetheless, he revealed that he was able to live with his lover for a few years without making any attempts to sleep with her since they both set some measures in place that guided them.

"By grace, we never had sex until we got married," he said, adding that "We never traveled to anywhere all alone and we constantly reminded ourselves of the what was ahead of us. We didn't visit ourselves after 8pm, if I go to her house, we sit in the living room or in the open and vice versa."

According to Rev. Wengam, his family has received many blessings as a result of being able to marry his wife before having an intimate relationship, for which they are eternally grateful.