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Finding an answer required a considerable amount of soul-searching.
My response: Sex is not a factor.
I do believe that sex is enjoyable. It is meaningful and precious, wonderful, stress-relieving, and adds a definite spark to life. But I cannot view it as essential. There are other methods of intimacy. In my view, a truly compatable relationship involves more than a sexual attraction. It is a meeting of the mind and spirit. Perhaps sex is the simplest path to such an enduring love - but it is by no means the only. I view celibacy as a remarkably difficult choice, especially after knowing the joy of traditional intimacy. But for me, sex cannot be a requirement for sharing one's life goals and dreams.
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"Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq
"violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy
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