I once read a quote, something to the effect of "Only being a Catholic saves you from the supreme degradation of being a child of his age (the decade you were born)."
I would add: it saves you from the degrading and embarrassing pitfalls due to our culture, being male/female, etc.
For example, being victims of brainwashing, advertising (but I repeat myself), psychological maneuvers, pick up artists, etc. When you have the truth, and you serve God, you deny yourself often and don't live by your "feelings" -- which means that those who know how to manipulate those feelings can't play you like a fiddle. Whether that person is a corporation trying to sell you a product, a pick up artist trying to get you into bed, etc.
It's funny how I observe worldlings "free" from the yoke of Christ, but they fall headlong into all these myriad traps. He who will not serve God, will be a slave to sin.
Don't ever kid yourself: the grass is NOT greener over on the "religion-less" side. They have nothing to stem their natural inclinations, and so anyone who understands nature (advertisers, fashion designers, corporations, psychologists, pick up artists, etc.) have a FIELD DAY with these people.