# Celibacy or How Long Have YOU Gone Without? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 23, 2011, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celibacy-or-how-long-have-you-gone-without/597329 "2011-09-23T14:34:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Ishod752](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ishod752](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ishod752)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celibacy-or-how-long-have-you-gone-without/597329/101 "2018-07-14T06:17:57Z")
Today by god’s grace July 13-2018 I have abstained 490 days. You need god’s strength and reading the bible strength to fight off those urges ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celibacy-or-how-long-have-you-gone-without/597329/102 "2018-07-14T07:27:25Z")
Does God grant grace to 7yo Zombies? ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celibacy-or-how-long-have-you-gone-without/597329/103 "2018-07-14T12:24:28Z")
It has now been about 10 years. _Zoinks!_ ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celibacy-or-how-long-have-you-gone-without/597329/104 "2018-07-14T12:39:51Z")
> [@Ishod752](#): > > God will give you strength and grace to abstain God commands us to go forth, be fruitful and multiply … and He didn’t mean math … ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celibacy-or-how-long-have-you-gone-without/597329/105 "2018-07-14T12:42:29Z")
> [@Ishod752](#): > > Today by god’s grace July 13-2018 I have abstained 490 days. You need god’s strength and reading the bible strength to fight off those urges God gave you those urges. Why are you denying God’s will? ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celibacy-or-how-long-have-you-gone-without/597329/106 "2018-07-14T13:11:19Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Does God grant grace to 7yo Zombies? I was wondering if we should add 7 years to the poll options. Wow, have we really had the polling enabled here for that long? ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celibacy-or-how-long-have-you-gone-without/597329/107 "2018-07-14T13:28:01Z")
A new poll should be done–and include the lifetime response. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celibacy-or-how-long-have-you-gone-without/597329/108 "2018-07-14T13:39:59Z")
About 40 years now. As I tell people “When it comes to sex, I just don’t give a fuck. Both literally and fugitively.” ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celibacy-or-how-long-have-you-gone-without/597329/109 "2018-07-14T13:52:44Z")
6 years in my twenties. First gf and I didn’t even finish a box of condoms. I must have thrown them away after the first year of so of the dry spell. Not much happened for the next 2-3 years either. Now I grumble if Aunt Flo overstays her welcome by a day or two. ---
**Author:** ![CharmaChameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@CharmaChameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CharmaChameleon)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celibacy-or-how-long-have-you-gone-without/597329/110 "2018-07-14T20:50:18Z")
> [@Ishod752](#): > > God will give you strength and grace to abstain That’s what got me through the first 59 years, and it’s been fine for four years now. I simply don’t miss it if I focus on other things. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celibacy-or-how-long-have-you-gone-without/597329/111 "2018-07-14T21:56:18Z")
Let’s see prostate cancer operation in 2008. It’s been about 10 years if you mean ordinary both-participating in the usual fashion sex. I hope I make it to 20 or 30 years of no sex. We’ll see. ---
**Author:** ![SandyHook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@SandyHook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandyHook)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celibacy-or-how-long-have-you-gone-without/597329/112 "2018-07-14T23:47:46Z")
About 6 months when I was in Vietnam. Met my wife in Hawaii, then another 6ish months. During the week in Hawaii it might have run up to 8 hours or so. ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2018, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celibacy-or-how-long-have-you-gone-without/597329/113 "2018-07-15T06:55:15Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Oh please. Let me guess, you get blue balls if you go without too long? :rolleyes: > (it’s called masturbation) You can only have blue balls if you have sex. You honestly can’t see the difference between masturbation and having sex with another human being, or you are deliberatly obtuse? ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celibacy-or-how-long-have-you-gone-without/597329/114 "2018-07-15T15:58:27Z")
7 years the end of September. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celibacy-or-how-long-have-you-gone-without/597329/115 "2018-07-15T17:29:17Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > A new poll should be done–and include the lifetime response. Good idea. Lifetime response? If we’re talking partnered sex, then I don’t think I’ve gone more than a few months without since I was 17 (and I’m now 60). I don’t think I’ve gone without longer than a few weeks since before my mid 30’s. Fortunately the Mrs. and I have pretty much the same interests and drives regarding this activity. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2018, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celibacy-or-how-long-have-you-gone-without/597329/116 "2018-07-15T19:23:38Z")
“Lifetime” response = still a virgin. There have been a number of very long intervals mentioned and they as well as the “lifetime” response should be included in a new poll. ---
**Author:** ![Cumberdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celibacy-or-how-long-have-you-gone-without/597329/117 "2018-07-15T20:39:55Z")
After my divorce about 4 years ago, I haven’t been intimate with anyone and to be honest it’s the last thing on my mind. I’m wondering if I should see my doctor because of my lack of a sex drive. ---
**Author:** ![pohjonen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pohjonen/32/423_2.png) [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2018, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celibacy-or-how-long-have-you-gone-without/597329/118 "2018-07-15T21:50:25Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > About 40 years now. As I tell people “When it comes to sex, I just don’t give a fuck. Both literally and fugitively.” Agreed. Just more trouble and drama than it’s worth. I think you’ve got me beat, but I’m only somewhere in the neighborhood of four years behind you. I do regret one missed opportunity, but I’m absolutely positive it would have worked out painfully in the long run. I ran like a scared rabbit. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2018, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celibacy-or-how-long-have-you-gone-without/597329/119 "2018-07-15T22:20:12Z")
I voted in the original poll, but did not post. I’m not going to win for the longest period of celibacy, based on some statements here, but I’ll bet I’m in the top 5%. So, who’s going to do a new poll, and what will the options be? ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2018, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celibacy-or-how-long-have-you-gone-without/597329/120 "2018-07-15T22:25:52Z")
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