Longest you’ve gone without sex?

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Since being an adult and sexually active obviously what’s the longest time you’ve gone without sex? I read another post where someone said they hadn’t had sex for 2 years and felt embarrassed by it and I was thinking that’s nothing 😂 it’s been 8 years for me (not through choice!) I imagine most people haven’t spent many years celibate? Am I wrong? What’s the longest period you’ve gone without sex? This is more aimed at single people rather than those in sexless relationships

It's been 12 years now. I can't stand sex and I've never ever liked it. I'm 45 and been single for 12 years

10 years since l became disabled.

4years husband is away for work

4/5 years. But I have had multiple periods of 2/3 years without it. Didn’t really miss it but did miss other types of affection.

2 years, I just can't be arsed to go out and get it

Thats a long shift… surely he's been back

28 years, single all that time. Practically forgotten what it's like.

Nope, sorry.

I'm 36. Husband and I virgins when we met.

Still virgins. DH absolutely won't have sex. He just isn't interested.

I love him to pieces and I'm fine with it. He's my best friend in the whole world and I couldn't imagine anyone else.

But if you told me I'd have been in a celibate marriage 5 years ago (before we met), I'd have probably peed myself laughing.

Must be ten-plus years since I last had sex. I don't miss it.

Same as me. I’m very sexual when I’m in a relationship but I can’t do casual sex and need a real connection to sleep with someone.
Having tried OLD last year I agree I’d rather stay single than date the men on offer out there.

After I left a very bad relationship and had. A’long weekend’ ie I slept with one or two people (tmi?) then …6.5-7 years ! Nothing

Total opposite for me. Always had loads of sex in my relationships but now I’m single there’s absolute tumbleweed.

Contrary to what people seem to think, it’s not easy as a single woman to find someone to have sex with - unless you drop your standards massively.

Happily single now for five years after my marriage came to an end 🙏 . Not interested in a relationship, so I can see that five becoming 25!

4and a half years , between ltr , I was a single parent.

May I ask if they took your ovaries too?

@Gwenhwyfar - they did, my sex drive went with it, although apparently the GP can prescribe testosterone (I think) if needed which is supposed to return things to normal.

About 8 weeks after I'd had my son 12 years ago!

In my single days I think the longest period I went without sex was about 18 months when I was about 24/25 years old.

I've been single since 2005 and apart from the odd (very short lived) foray into OLD where I had some dates, I've been pretty much sexless since then. I've had the occasional dalliance (never lasted long) so the longest between those has been around 8 years. Currently it's been 4 years. I do miss the intimacy but I'm just not prepared to compromise 🤷‍♀️

Pre covid since I dated, so probably 5 years
I'm currently chatting with someone and am terrified at the prospect of getting naked, I'm a lot saggier and softer than I was and he's 13 years younger
I feel like I've forgotten how to do sex and going to make a show of myself (we work together which makes me more anxious)

Was always shit/unintereted in casual sex, so was at least 4 years when I was single.

14 years. Been single the entire time. First 10 years it didn't bother me at all but I'm 53 & going through the menopause and suddenly I'm missing sex a lot. It's very irritating as I can't see myself meeting anyone anytime soon.

About 3 years when I was at Uni. yes I know unusual. I was active from 15 but when I got to Uni it was blokes thinking that they were 'entitled'. It put me right off, till I met DH who is now ExH.

That's interesting, I'm clearly peri menopausal and do think about sex a lot more than I have in the past few years

6 months. First DH wasn't good with personal hygiene so I refused sex until he sorted it out. He partially cleaned up his act but we split a couple of years later, for many reasons, including that. 🤮