How long have you gone being celibate?
Longer than I wanted.
Isn't that always the case?
The spell that sticks out was while I was married and she decided she's asexual all at once. I gave it 14 months. Nothing improved.
8 years. I watched my husband die of cancer for a couple of years. Then lost several loved ones in a short period of time. I was diagnosed with cancer and dealt with that. I masturbated but had no interest in finding a bed partner. Life was a lot simpler before.
One day, it was like walking out of a fog and every time I got close to a male, I literally started to vibrate. I’m sexually active again but sometimes wish I didn’t desire that kind of closeness. Life was a lot
It's been 27 months, and it's gotten quite old. It's the longest dry period since after my first time at age 14. Following that it was nearly 4 years before the mother of my children and I became sexually active.
I could probably get some from one particular ex-wife, but that just doesn't seem like a smart thing to do. Hopefully my return to the music scene will put me in more situations to meet new people.
Current dry spell is six months. Longest ever was a hell of a lot longer than that.
My sex life is like the desert. Short bouts of heavy rain followed by long stretches of famine.
What I can say is that on the rare occasions when sex does happen, it's good. Having sex occasionally is a lot better than getting none at all.
Single over 20 years.
3 sexual episodes with the same guy about 5 years ago. This put me off sex I think.
It was all about his wants and purely mechanical.
Never understood this. The best part of sex is helping your partner get there.
Almost 12 years. My son was almost three when my wife killed herself. I decided to focus on raising him and avoid relationships with women. He's 14 now, if any of you lovely women feel sorry for me, give a shout. I would have no problem with a mercy fuck. ?
27 years
@Shelton hubby told me (and the marriage counselor) he disliked sex due to stuff from his childhood. I loved him and had very bad experiences of my own in first marriage. So, it was quite okay. EXCEPT for the fact he wanted to use it as an excuse to cheat!
Two weeks.
I lost my wife last year. She was unable to have intercourse after menopause so I had not had sex in over 10 years.
Then I met a woman who was recently divorced and had been celibate for 10 years.
Things got real and we were both able to confirm that everything still works .
good for you!
Far too long. Haven't got a number, as I lost track somewhere along the line. My sex drive dried up and died from neglect a little while ago, which I suppose is for the best.
@JesseThompson it's good for a person's health, true. But if I haven't got anyone to enjoy it with, it's best to not have a sex drive nagging at me all the time and making me frustrated, angry, and depressed.
Though I probably should fire up the ol vibrator more often.
After my divorce I think I went about 3-4 months. Probably the longest I've ever gone since I became sexually active.
The longest I was celibate was actually while I was married. In the last years before the divorce, we might have sex once or twice a year (if that).
Interesting comment ... I remember a prisoner once saying that there was not enough sex in prison ... Then he said to me: "What about you? Oh ... You are married ... It's perhaps worse than in here."
That is absolutely the worst form of celibacy.
@germangirl90439 You got me hands down on that one
It has been nearly a decade now and my life is so much less stressful as a result. Sex just seems to complicate relationships so for now I opt out. I do intend on finding someone special to share that aspect of myself with but until then...it just is not worth the risk of someone falling in love with me when I know it will not be reciprocated. When my heart connects again my body WILL respond.