Bring back the abstinence topic

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I was really curious what that was all about. I abstained for sex for many years prior to dating my Aqua. Like most people who own a pair of breasts it was entirely by choice and not a lack of options (of course I suppose I could look like carrot top and be lying to you, but I imagine even a female carrot top could get laid if interested)

I never thought of this decision as related to my sign though.
I suppose it makes some sense.

I find it impossible to detach emotions from sex.
I mean I have had "emotionless" -casual- sex in my youth and the sex itself felt numb never mind the yucky feelings experienced afterwards and my inevitable panicked rush to the nearest std clinic to be tested.

The majority of my female friends engage in all manner of casual sex and I've never judged them for that. In fact the fun they seem to be having is probably a large part of why I ever even bothered to TRY and enjoy casual sex but I don't.
Can't.

I decided I was never going to sleep with anyone I didn't love.
To be perfectly honest I had basically given up on finding "the one"
After several failed relationships I am incredibly picky and would honestly rather be single, then settle.
which I saw (and still see) as a healthy decision.

Funny how many people assumed I must have a low or non existent sex drive to pull off years of abstinence. Quite the opposite really.


Anyway I'm curious what Clutch's original post was about?
Is this a common cancery thing or something?

have any of you other Crabbies pulled off 1year+ of abstinence?
if so why?
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Posted by CancerLeoDynamite
FROM sex NOT FOR it.

For Petes sakes.

My Aqua was literally eating popcorn and trying to read over my shoulder the entire time I wrote the above.
SLIGHTLY DISCONCERTING

:p



So things worked out with you & the Aqua? That's great. 🙂

I cannot have casual sex neither. I've had it of course & decided it's just not for me. (Cancer Mars here) I didn't have sex for 6 months before I got back together with my Gemini. I told myself the next time I have sex will be in a meaningful relationship. I need to have an emotional connection with someone. If not the sex could be great but it would be empty & meaningless to me.
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People view sex differently and want different things from relationships. My views align with your own and I've been celibate by choice for years. I just don't get anything out of sex that happens outside of a loving committed relationship although like you I don't judge my friends who enjoy casual sex. It takes time to find someone special. I haven't given up hope. I'm just waiting for the right man, the right circumstances and finding happiness in myself. Is this a Cancer thing? Not sure though it does make sense to me that we tend to be more traditional and cautious. Nothing wrong with that in my book. I don't see all the great sex I've missed. I see all the heartache I've avoided by not "getting with" a man I knew I didn't love or wasn't right for me. That's the cost of having your heart connected to your body like that. And it's one I'm fully prepared to accept. Just don't judge others for seeing things differently. Again, looks like we're on the same page.
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So things worked out with you & the Aqua? That's great. 🙂





They did indeed Thank you! 😄
We started dating at the end of April and are completely head over heels.

He and I were both celibate for 6 years prior to getting together, for similar reasons. Needless to say the first few weeks were EXPLOSIVE.

He has a Leo moon which I reckon explains that.

He loved the pie story too haha.
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Posted by clutch
You pretty much got the topic right without reading the other thread.

I had a long term relationship go wrong. To get over it, I had two options. Either deal with the emotions or fuck my way to oblivion. I dealt with it instead.

I saw Tyson (2008), the documentary and in it, Mike said that he abstained from sex to improve his athletic performance and that abstaining was the best thing he did for his sex life. I liked that idea and adopted it.

The good ?

I'm more focused about finding the one instead of just another chick.

The bad ?

I'm obsessed about finding the one.

I think my position has a lot to do with my Venus in Cancer & Mars in Scorpio.



Really soon after my incredibly shit marriage and subsequent really shitty divorce I became obsessed with finding "the one" which lead to a whole lot of really crap people taking advantage of me.

When I accepted being single and alone as a good thing I was 'choosing' and not some scary lonely punishment I was enduring I became increasingly happy and confident in all aspects of my life.
Almost as soon as I "genuinely" stopped looking, I found him.

That's how they say it works and I have to attest that it was certainly the case for us.
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So things worked out with you & the Aqua? That's great. 🙂





They did indeed Thank you! 😄
We started dating at the end of April and are completely head over heels.

He and I were both celibate for 6 years prior to getting together, for similar reasons. Needless to say the first few weeks were EXPLOSIVE.

He has a Leo moon which I reckon explains that.

He loved the pie story too haha.
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Awwwwwww...see what a little perseverance & patience can do? To think you were going to give up on him...🙂

That's wonderful. My Gemi & I finally got it right & we moved in together in the beginning of June 🙂.