‘Why I gave up sex at 19 despite having a boyfriend- and there are thousands of other young Brits are doing it too’
FROM the moment I lost my virginity to a friend at 16, I thought real relationships fed off sexual desire, and that sex was the way to keep your partner happy.
But 18 months on, we are in a serious relationship where we kiss and cuddle but sex is off the cards - meaning we sleep in separate beds and we will until we get married.Having been celibate for this long, I wasn't surprised by new research that shows young Brits are having less sex than a decade ago - with less than half of men and women aged 16 to 44 have sex at least once a week.
As we continued to date, I tested his boundaries to see how far I could take it and asked questions about why his beliefs about it were so strong. I was his devil’s advocate. When Jess first told me about her history, I'm not going to lie I was apprehensive at best, especially when I explained my own personal beliefs.
So I’ll admit, it took me a while to get used to the idea that this new relationship would work without sex - and I had plenty of tantrums along the way - often telling Josh that he didn’t really ‘love’ me without it.No, being celibate doesn’t mean I had to run off to a convent to become a nun and swear myself off sex for the rest of my life - at 19, to respect my boyfriend's beliefs, I simply chose to put it on hold until I get married.
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