# How long has it been since you had sex? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 14, 2001, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-has-it-been-since-you-had-sex/49988 "2001-01-14T10:06:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2001, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-has-it-been-since-you-had-sex/49988/1 "2001-01-14T10:06:01Z")
To avoid any confusion here, for straight people “sex” is defined as “intercourse involving penile insertion in either the anus or vagina”. Gay dopers can define it any way they wish, since penile insertion is not always an option. But the genitalia must be bared at some point. It’s been about three months for me. ---
**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2001, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-has-it-been-since-you-had-sex/49988/2 "2001-01-14T10:09:46Z")
Four days. ---
**Author:** ![blur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dbc845/32.png) [@blur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blur)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2001, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-has-it-been-since-you-had-sex/49988/3 "2001-01-14T10:12:44Z")
Three days ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2001, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-has-it-been-since-you-had-sex/49988/4 "2001-01-14T10:14:07Z")
I don’t have that many fingers or toes to count. ---
**Author:** ![Lizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2001, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-has-it-been-since-you-had-sex/49988/5 "2001-01-14T10:20:34Z")
After seeing the first two posts to this thread be “Four days” and “three days” respectively, I’m regretting this thread already. ---
**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2001, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-has-it-been-since-you-had-sex/49988/6 "2001-01-14T10:22:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lizard \* > \*\*After seeing the first two posts to this thread be “Four days” and “three days” respectively, I’m regretting this thread already. \*\* You should probably just be glad you didn’t include cyber sex and masturbation! ---
**Author:** ![bagkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ab992/32.png) [@bagkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bagkitty)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2001, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-has-it-been-since-you-had-sex/49988/7 "2001-01-14T10:38:21Z")
Wimps. You are speaking to the reigning champion of the highly unpopular celibacy sweepstakes, and let me tell you, after the first year or two, you only complain about it to keep in practice. Damn, I am pathetic. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2001, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-has-it-been-since-you-had-sex/49988/8 "2001-01-14T11:37:19Z")
31 years and counting… ---
**Author:** ![Commander\_Fortune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Commander\_Fortune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Commander_Fortune)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2001, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-has-it-been-since-you-had-sex/49988/9 "2001-01-14T12:33:45Z")
6 months, 10 days ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Bear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@Mr\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Bear)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2001, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-has-it-been-since-you-had-sex/49988/10 "2001-01-14T13:30:50Z")
Too Long!!! ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2001, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-has-it-been-since-you-had-sex/49988/11 "2001-01-14T14:56:00Z")
Three days. ---
**Author:** ![Hamadryad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6de8d8/32.png) [@Hamadryad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamadryad)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2001, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-has-it-been-since-you-had-sex/49988/12 "2001-01-14T14:58:09Z")
Lemme count… About eight hours. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Alantus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a6a055/32.png) [@Alantus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alantus)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2001, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-has-it-been-since-you-had-sex/49988/13 "2001-01-14T15:13:25Z")
22 months, 1 day and 17 hours to the best of my memory. Alantus ---
**Author:** ![Carina42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Carina42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carina42)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2001, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-has-it-been-since-you-had-sex/49988/14 "2001-01-14T15:18:28Z")
Three days. Definitely due for a good genitalian pudding stirring, just as soon as I get done with That Time Of The Month. Ooh, I can’t wait. woof. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![dewt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9dc877/32.png) [@dewt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dewt)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2001, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-has-it-been-since-you-had-sex/49988/15 "2001-01-14T15:20:21Z")
Two whole long, depressing, pitiful _ **days** _, man!!! I dunno if I can make it… _sigh_ WOOOOOoooooooooe is me… ---
**Author:** ![nikjohns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/53a042/32.png) [@nikjohns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nikjohns)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2001, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-has-it-been-since-you-had-sex/49988/16 "2001-01-14T15:23:03Z")
20 minutes 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2001, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-has-it-been-since-you-had-sex/49988/17 "2001-01-14T15:51:32Z")
Eight days. On the other hand, the NEXT time probably won’t be 'til June, unless I can convince the male Porpentine that a nonsmoking transatlantic flight won’t kill him. Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![Ayesha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@Ayesha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ayesha)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2001, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-has-it-been-since-you-had-sex/49988/18 "2001-01-14T16:13:25Z")
2 hours, can’t you tell by the grin ? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2001, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-has-it-been-since-you-had-sex/49988/19 "2001-01-14T16:13:35Z")
Hold on… About three minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Eo\_Echo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ebca7d/32.png) [@Eo\_Echo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eo_Echo)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2001, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-has-it-been-since-you-had-sex/49988/20 "2001-01-14T16:18:20Z")
By myself, it’s been a couple hours. With someone else, it’s been about six months. But only because I’m not trying. (Yeah, I don’t really believe that, either.) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-has-it-been-since-you-had-sex/49988.md?page=2)