Anyone celibate?

I am not now, as I am married. However, I was for over 6 years! I had divorced my first husband by the time our son was a year old; I dated here & there for the first couple of years, but really never had the time or the desire to put any effort into a "relationship" and casual sex is just not so casual for me! Lol!

I realized that I was OK being single. I went back to school, became a nurse, had a good job, lived comfortably in a nice condo, my son attended a private school, etc...I was where I wanted to be and my focus was squarly on raising my son.

I did reconnect with my now husband (we were high school sweethearts) at our high school reunion and -obviously- that turned into something more, thus ending my celebacy. But, I can say -for me- I really did get to a point where I kind of "forgot" about sex! I think it was somewhere between six months to a year. I didn't find it odd then and I don't find it odd looking back at it! I really got to know a lot about myself in that time & am happy to report that I liked myself!
Good luck to you and I am sorry for the super long response!

The last lady I dated, which was 3 years after my divorce, we made the decision to not touch each other physically for a while. We wanted the relationship to grow mentally/emotionally/spiritually before physically. We went almost a year without getting physical. Eventually, we gave in and it was magical. I haven't had a physical relation since her passing (which was some years ago). I don't think it's by choice, but perhaps it is. I don't know.