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Originally Posted by growlithing
Being voluntarily celibate causes no issues. Being involuntarily celibate can cause lots of psychological problems. Wanting to have sex and never having it is a problem and can harm someone's self esteem. Not wanting to have sex and not having it has no downside at all. So it's all in how you feel about it.
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Falling into the former camp, I'd go on to say that wanting to be celibate can even boost one's self-esteem. I take a certain kind of pride in not being what people expect me to be. And I take even more pride in sticking to my own personal moral standards.