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Old May 05, 2014, 07:19 AM
AppalachianAxis AppalachianAxis is offline
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Originally Posted by growlithing View Post
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.
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.