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Read the Catechism in a Year
The Sixth Commandment: You shall not commit adultery.

How can you live as a young Christian if you are living in a premarital relationship or have already had premarital relations?
God loves us at every moment, in every "complicated" situation, even in a state of sin. God helps us to seek the whole truth about love and to find ways to live it more and more unambiguously and decisively.
In a conversation with a priest or a reliable, experienced Christian, young people can look for a way to live out their love with increasing integrity. They will learn that every life is a process and that, whatever has happened, they can make a new beginning with God's help. (YOUCAT question 408)

Dig Deeper: CCC section (2351) and other references here.