How long-term celibacy can affect you

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It happened to me when I was single: I woke up one day and realized that I hadn’t had sex in over a year. Whoops. I hadn’t been in a serious relationship in two years and, for at least a year, I hadn’t found someone with whom I wanted to get naked. I wasn’t trying to refrain from sex but, I also wasn’t going to have sex with someone I didn’t really like. I’m just that way—I don’t do casual or random sex. I don’t judge those who do but I need an emotional and mental connection to feel physically stimulated. If you’re like me then you, too, may find yourself accidentally celibate for a long time. And then, you may notice a few other things happen. Abstaining for a long time affects the body and mind in some funny ways. It also affects your social life a bit. Here are funny ways long-term celibacy can affect you.

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Your imagination gets the best of you

You find yourself fantasizing about dragging the concierge at your hotel into the utilities closet behind him, or showing up at that somewhat cute neighbor’s door totally naked. Your brain is essentially rebelling against your body.