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I Abstained From Sex For A Whole Year
Yep, No B.S. She Did It.
Shon Faye’s journey through celibacy in 2024 through the lens of a committed woman. From my privileged position of having an emotional safe harbor, her courage becomes even more impressive. This woman chose to confront her inner demons in a world that constantly pushes us toward superficial connections.
Her radical decision made me question how many layers of social conditioning we carry in our sexual choices. While many seek sexual liberation through quantity, she found power in absence.
In a culture that turned sex into emotional fast food, choosing the diet of self-knowledge requires triple courage. The dating industry sells us the illusion that more options mean more happiness, when they often distance us from truly meeting ourselves.
The endless possibilities of apps create a false sense of abundance that masks our hunger for genuine connection. The paradox is palpable: the more “choices” we have, the emptier we feel.
“I deactivated apps, silenced ex-affairs, avoided fantasizing” — her words provoke deep reflections about my own past.
How many times did I use matches as a thermometer for self-esteem?
Digital validation addiction is the new opium for a generation that confuses likes…
