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It is my intention to never get involved in a relationship again.
Unless I meet a man-saint, rich, handsome, and with the temperament of Buddha, there will never be another in my life.
THe hard part is to not let the idea that life is slipping by and your missing it just cause your celibate cement it's self.
Could you be celibate?
I am. It's not as hard as you think. Can you stop smoking? I liken it that way.
First, I think you have to define what you mean by celibate. Which of the following fits?
a) No orgasms by choice
b) No orgasms by age or prostate surgery
c) Orgasms only from nocturnal emissions
d) Orgasms self-induced, but without another person present
e) A close, loving relationship with someone but without orgasms
f) A close, loving relationship with someone with sexual contact, but without orgasms.
celibate: 1. a person who abstains from sexual relations.
2. a person who remains unmarried, esp. for religious reasons.
3. observing or pertaining to sexual abstention or a religious vow not to marry.
4. not married.
Usage Note: Historically, celibate means only "unmarried"; its use to mean "abstaining from sexual intercourse" is a 20th-century development. But the new sense of the word seems to have displaced the old, and the use of celibate to mean "unmarried" is now almost sure to invite misinterpretation in other than narrowly ecclesiastical contexts. Sixty-eight percent of the Usage Panel rejected the older use in the sentence He remained celibate [unmarried], although he engaged in sexual intercourse.
What led you to your situation
and how permenant do you see it?
Originally posted by MajorMalfunction
I have a responsibility to THEM to protect them from the abuse I've unconsciously sought for myself all my life.
Unless I meet a man-saint, rich, handsome, and with the temperament of Buddha, there will never be another in my life.
I remain celibate for my kids, and my own sanity.