What made you practice abstinence?

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1. Abstinence from… masturbation? I’m pretty sure that’s not what it normally means. You mean nofap.

2. Checking out another woman’s ass when I was on a date with my girlfriend.

3. The pandemic

4. Got banned from Olive Garden.

5. I was never really that interested. I found it kinda gross. Going 10 years strong.

6. You go abstinent once or twice a week? That’s not what that word means

7. lexapro

8. Fear of judgement. I spent way too many years abstinent because of how society views gay men. Then I realized no matter how I tried to conform I’d never be accepted and I said fuck it. I put myself out there, found a guy who loves me, and we’ve been together for fifteen years.

9. I’m a bit older now and don’t want just anyone. I’m looking for a wife not a hookup.

10. Getting married

11. Healing from narcissistic abuse. And even then, I’m not sure it was “abuse”. Still figuring that part out.

    But I’ve slept with several women since I broke up with my ex. And just haven’t enjoyed any encounters since.

    So I’m abstinent until I properly heal.

12. You do you buddy.

    I’ve sadly known people who have the *spicy encounter* with different individuals two or three times a day… THATS unhealthy since theres a risk that exponentially increases…

    There is nothing unhealthy about what you and your hand do behind closed doors, or open doors if that’s your thing. If there are other people involved.. hopefully the willing type. Safe sex practices.

13. Do you mean abstinence from sex, or abstinence from masturbation? I stopped masturbating years ago, because I realized that masturbating to porn just conditions you to associate sexual gratification with something other than sex, and that isn’t good for your sex life.

    But nothing would make me choose abstinence from sex.

14. From relationship yeah to much shady types that cheated or lied or manipulated me. So yeah I wanting solid stable women knows what vows mean. 🤷🏾‍♂️ If she real then well ok then. But till I find her or she find me. Chill abstinence.

15. I got married

16. You know what they say: Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but abstinence makes your arm grow stronger.