# Who has gone without sex the longest and the shortest amount of time (at the time of your reply) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 10, 2009, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-gone-without-sex-the-longest-and-the-shortest-amount-of-time-at-the-time-of-your-reply/513304 "2009-10-10T11:56:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![VitrolicBump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a587f6/32.png) [@VitrolicBump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VitrolicBump)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-gone-without-sex-the-longest-and-the-shortest-amount-of-time-at-the-time-of-your-reply/513304/121 "2011-08-02T23:08:42Z")
> [@Labtrash](#): > > As I type thjis inyto my blackberryy!,! > Whhoo!! I would smack you right now. lol ---
**Author:** ![VitrolicBump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a587f6/32.png) [@VitrolicBump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VitrolicBump)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-gone-without-sex-the-longest-and-the-shortest-amount-of-time-at-the-time-of-your-reply/513304/122 "2011-08-02T23:10:38Z")
It’s been about 6 months for me. I generally don’t count. As long as I’m happy, I’ll deal. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-gone-without-sex-the-longest-and-the-shortest-amount-of-time-at-the-time-of-your-reply/513304/123 "2011-08-02T23:25:31Z")
Just chiming in to say I am too depressed regarding this topic to read this thread. ---
**Author:** ![VitrolicBump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a587f6/32.png) [@VitrolicBump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VitrolicBump)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-gone-without-sex-the-longest-and-the-shortest-amount-of-time-at-the-time-of-your-reply/513304/124 "2011-08-03T00:02:42Z")
Lol cashew…I totally get ya there. That’s why I don’t think about it. I have enough to think about, it’s at the bottom of a very long list. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-gone-without-sex-the-longest-and-the-shortest-amount-of-time-at-the-time-of-your-reply/513304/125 "2011-08-03T02:48:29Z")
Two weeks and some hours. Long distance is bad, but at least we’re in the same hemisphere now. ---
**Author:** ![TurboNuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f19dbf/32.png) [@TurboNuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TurboNuke)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-gone-without-sex-the-longest-and-the-shortest-amount-of-time-at-the-time-of-your-reply/513304/126 "2011-08-03T05:32:47Z")
> [@GESancMan](#): > > I’m quite happy to report that this extended dry spell came to an end earlier this year. > > Current answer: been about 4 hours now… 🆒 Gratz! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BeagleMan54](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BeagleMan54](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeagleMan54)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2014, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-gone-without-sex-the-longest-and-the-shortest-amount-of-time-at-the-time-of-your-reply/513304/127 "2014-06-23T02:20:08Z")
Last time I had sex was at the age of 17. I am now 54 years of age. That is 35 years without any sex and it’s not by my choice. Lord knows I have tried! I have read countless books on dating, how to approach women, on several dating sites, and member of about 30 Meetup groups for singles that I go to regularly , and attend many speed dating events. I did see a psychologist last year for about 6 months to ensure I was not crazy. I was glad to learn that she thought me better balanced that most of her friends. She did help me to become more outgoing and I now approach women all the time but, still never manage to get anywhere. I pray to God every day to god to help me find a girl friend to take my life to end my pain. No, I do not believe in subside and believe he must have some purpose to my suffering. Only he knows but, isn’t telling. Now at 54 years of age, I am in the best health of my life so have the urges more that ever. You might think I must be hideously ugly. Actually I’m pretty attractive and have a muscular build since I started lifting weights 2 years ago. I am successful, own my own house, and have a college degree with a good well paying job. Hopefully my story will make others that think they have done without for a long time feel better by knowing it could be far worse. . . . :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2014, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-gone-without-sex-the-longest-and-the-shortest-amount-of-time-at-the-time-of-your-reply/513304/128 "2014-06-23T02:22:45Z")
(Without reading the thread) --I’m the father of a three-and-a-half-year-old. What do I win? (Checks previous post) – I win nothing. Whew! ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2014, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-gone-without-sex-the-longest-and-the-shortest-amount-of-time-at-the-time-of-your-reply/513304/129 "2014-06-23T03:09:52Z")
Nothing since the last time I posted in this thread… and I’ve earned an entire two-year college diploma since then! ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2014, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-gone-without-sex-the-longest-and-the-shortest-amount-of-time-at-the-time-of-your-reply/513304/130 "2014-06-23T06:12:07Z")
Male, 4 times in one day in a 6-8 hour span. I remember it well, it was 2000, an overcast day… ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2014, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-gone-without-sex-the-longest-and-the-shortest-amount-of-time-at-the-time-of-your-reply/513304/131 "2014-06-23T08:24:01Z")
Five months after my last post I found me a man and got my love life back in gear. That was December of 2011. We got engaged in July of 2012 and married in March of 2013. So yeah, back to no sex. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2014, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-gone-without-sex-the-longest-and-the-shortest-amount-of-time-at-the-time-of-your-reply/513304/132 "2014-06-23T09:06:16Z")
Not to depress you, **BeagleMan54** , but that’s _37_ years, not 35. Worth reviving a thread last posted to 3 years ago to discuss? 🙂 ---
**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:** [June 23, 2014, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-gone-without-sex-the-longest-and-the-shortest-amount-of-time-at-the-time-of-your-reply/513304/133 "2014-06-23T09:27:40Z")
> [@Malacandra](#): > > Not to depress you, **BeagleMan54** , but that’s _37_ years, not 35. Under the circumstances, can you really blame him for rounding down? ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2014, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-gone-without-sex-the-longest-and-the-shortest-amount-of-time-at-the-time-of-your-reply/513304/134 "2014-06-23T09:54:55Z")
Right, because a mere 35 years would be easier to bear. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Lorene89095](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@Lorene89095](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorene89095)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2014, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-gone-without-sex-the-longest-and-the-shortest-amount-of-time-at-the-time-of-your-reply/513304/135 "2014-06-23T11:50:21Z")
42 years. 26 years first,until I married for 6 years… Just too damned busy taking care of 3 kids and failing parents. Besides,didn’t trust my judgment ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2014, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-gone-without-sex-the-longest-and-the-shortest-amount-of-time-at-the-time-of-your-reply/513304/136 "2014-06-23T16:03:50Z")
Seems like a lot has changed since I posted in this thread. Then I was 11 months into getting a divorce. Things have changed drastically and mostly for the better. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-gone-without-sex-the-longest-and-the-shortest-amount-of-time-at-the-time-of-your-reply/513304/137 "2014-06-23T18:33:54Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Under the circumstances, can you really blame him for rounding down? > [@Malacandra](#): > > Right, because a mere 35 years would be easier to bear. 😃 Every little bit helps. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-gone-without-sex-the-longest-and-the-shortest-amount-of-time-at-the-time-of-your-reply/513304/138 "2014-06-24T07:10:12Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Every little bit helps. Incidentally, your username suggests a possible solution… ---
**Author:** ![BeagleMan54](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BeagleMan54](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeagleMan54)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-gone-without-sex-the-longest-and-the-shortest-amount-of-time-at-the-time-of-your-reply/513304/139 "2014-06-24T12:23:20Z")
And that solution would be? Yes I do 2 beagle dogs, and yes they do help with meeting women. ---
**Author:** ![HelloKindWorld](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e79b87/32.png) [@HelloKindWorld](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelloKindWorld)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-gone-without-sex-the-longest-and-the-shortest-amount-of-time-at-the-time-of-your-reply/513304/140 "2014-06-24T12:30:10Z")
I don’t know why I thought I could win some title here… but I was wrong. Went until 17 until my first time (I don’t really think that age until first time having sex counts, though), and haven’t had sex since I was 18. 23 now… so that’s 5 years. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-gone-without-sex-the-longest-and-the-shortest-amount-of-time-at-the-time-of-your-reply/513304.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-gone-without-sex-the-longest-and-the-shortest-amount-of-time-at-the-time-of-your-reply/513304.md?page=8)